Apricot-Glazed Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled and cut up
1 c. packed brown sugar
5 tsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 c. apricot nectar
1/2 c. water
2 tsp. grated orange peel
2 tsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Place sweet potatoes in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish and set aside.
In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon; stir in apricot nectar, water and orange peel.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Cook and stir 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat, stir in butter and pecans.
Pour over sweet potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through.
Yield:
8 to 10 servings.