Sweet Potatoes with Caramel Sauce

Sweet Potatoes with Caramel Sauce

from pillsbury.com
120 min
8 servings

Bake sweet potatoes with nutty caramel sauce for a sweet and delicious side dish.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 lb)
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup evaporated milk (from 12-oz can)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans, if desired

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with foil. Pierce sweet potatoes with fork; place on cookie sheet. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or just until tender when pierced with fork. When cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch slices.

  2. 2

    Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Grease 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with butter or cooking spray. Place sweet potatoes in dish.

  3. 3

    In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and evaporated milk until completely incorporated. Cook and stir 2 to 4 minutes or until mixture is smooth and looks like caramel. Stir in honey and pecans. Spoon over sweet potatoes.

  4. 4

    Cover; bake 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.