Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole
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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole
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This Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole blends sweet potatoes with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, enriched by butter and brown sugar, and topped with melted miniature marshmallows. Cooking in a slow cooker yields a soft, tender dish with warm, comforting flavors and a lightly toasted marshmallow topping. It's a classic side suitable for holiday meals or any time a sweet, spiced vegetable dish is desired.
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The casserole begins by whisking melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and allspice to create a spiced, sweet mixture. Peeled and diced sweet potatoes are combined with this mixture in a slow cooker set to low or high heat until the potatoes become tender throughout, typically 3 to 8 hours depending on setting. The texture is creamy and soft with the aromas of warming spices.
Finishing the dish, miniature marshmallows are added on top and cooked with the cover on at low heat briefly until melted and lightly golden, adding a sweet, gooey contrast to the spiced sweet potatoes underneath. The casserole is served hot, making it a comforting and festive accompaniment for meals.
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter melted, unsalted
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- 4 pounds sweet potato peeled and diced
- 1 ½ cups miniature marshmallows
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and allspice.
- Place sweet potatoes into a 4-qt slow cooker. Stir in butter mixture.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours, or until tender.
- Top with marshmallows. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until melted.
- Serve immediately.
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