Christmas Dinner Recipe – Gingersnap Sweet Potatoes!

You had me at Sweet Potatoes! Then say gingersnap cookies and yum!!

This recipe comes from my ‘Christmas with Southern Living’ book and if it’s one thing they know how to do, it’s cook and decorate for Christmas! It can also be found on My Recipes.

This is a ‘Make Ahead’ recipe so better yet.

 

Screenshot_2020-10-20 Gingersnap Sweet Potatoes

 

Ingredients

  • 6 sweet potatoes (4 pounds)
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/3 cup half-and-half
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cold butter or margarine, cut into pieces
  • 32 coarsely crushed gingersnap cookies (we tested with Nabisco)

How to Make It

Step 1

Cook sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven in boiling water to cover over medium heat 30 minutes or until tender. Cool; peel and mash potatoes.

Step 2

Combine mashed sweet potato, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and next 4 ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. (Or mash with a potato masher until smooth.) Spoon into a greased 2 1/2-quart or 13″ x 9″ baking dish.

Step 3

Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and flour. Cut in 1/4 cup cold butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in crushed gingersnaps. Sprinkle streusel over sweet potato. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until streusel is lightly browned.

Step 4

Make Ahead: Prepare sweet potato filling, and spoon into a greased 2 1/2-quart microwave-safe dish. Cover and chill overnight. Microwave at HIGH 10 minutes or until hot. Prepare streusel, and sprinkle over filling. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until streusel is lightly browned.

Chef’s Notes

Purchase crisp gingersnap cookies rather than the soft variety for making the streusel

ENJOY!! AND MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

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Kelly Zabel is an award-winning stager, recognized nationally by the Real Estate Staging Association in 2021 as the Best Rising Star Home Stager of the Year and in 2020 as a Top 10 Rising Star Home Stager of the Year for Vacant Properties in USA and Canada. Whether new construction, remodeled, or in its original beauty, Kelly knows how difficult it is for potential buyers to imagine a home when viewing a vacant property. She loves taking an empty room, filling it with personality and comfort, and showcasing how homeowners could actually live in that space. Her natural eye for layout and design helps highlight the potential of any space.