Recipe courtesy of https://allrecipes.com
Ingredients for Sweet Potato Oranges:
- 6 medium oranges
- 3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- ½ teaspoon all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cut 1/2 inch off one end of each orange and spoon out flesh. Place orange shells into a deep casserole dish.
- Mix sweet potatoes, white sugar, 1/2 cup softened butter, orange juice, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon into orange shells.
- Combine remaining 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, pecans, and flour in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and butter melts, 3 to 4 minutes; spoon mixture over oranges. Add 1/2 inch water around orange shells in the casserole dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.