Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lbs sweet potatoes (about 12 large)
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 cup heavy cream
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper
6 tablespoons butter
6 mcintosh apples or 6 macoun apples, peeled,cored,and cut into eighths
6 tablespoons light brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Scrub potatoes, then prick several times with a knife or fork.
Bake 1 hour, or until very soft when pierced with a knife.
Combine orange juice, cream, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
Remove potatoes from oven.
Once cooled, scoop out the insides with a spoon.
Place 1/2 of sweet potato meat into the bowl of an electric mixer.
Add 1/2 of juice-and-cream mixture, blend until combined but not smooth, and pour into a large baking dish.
Repeat with remaining potatoes and juice-and-cream mixture, and add to baking dish.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add apple wedges and brown sugar; cook about 10 minutes, turning apples occasionally, until lightly browned on both sides.
Place on top of sweet potatoes and bake 30 minutes, until heated through.
(Note: If refrigerating before baking, cook 45 minutes, or until heated through.).