Spiced sweet potato-apricot casserole

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Coarsely chopped dried
Apricots
¼ cup Raisins
½ cup Water
¼ cup Firmly packed brown sugar
¼ teaspoon Ground ginger
¼ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ cup Amaretto liqueur
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
4 4 oz
Thinly sliced
¼ cup Sliced almonds
Sweet potatoes, peeled --

Directions

Combine apricots, raisins in a small saucepan; add water to cover. bring to boil; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 30 minutes.

Drain, set aside. Combine ½ cup water and next 3 ingredients in a saucepan, stirring well; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.

Stir in liqueur and vanilla; set aside. Arrange ⅓ of potatoes in bottom of a lightly greased 11x7x11/2" baking dish, overlapping edges; top with ½ of fruit mixture. Repeat layers, ending with potatoes; drizzle with brown sugar mixture and sprinkle with almonds. Bake, covered, at 350F for 11/2 hrs. or until potatoes are tender. Let stand, covered 10 minutes before serving. Serves 10.

Recipe By : MSBello

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