Still hunting for a way to entice the kids into eating sweet potatoes? Tell ‘em you make ‘em with 7-Up! And, you can – just follow this easy recipe.
6 sweet potatoes (or yams)
1 cup brown sugar
7 oz 7-Up
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp margarine or butter
1 dash cinnamon or nutmeg
1
Cook sweet potatoes, or yams, whole (in jackets) in boiling salt water about 20 minutes. Remove from water, cool slightly and remove skins; cut into halves.
2
In a heavy skillet, combine brown sugar, 7-Up, salt, butter or margarine, and a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg. Boil together 5 minutes.
3
Then add sweet potatoes, basting occasionally.
Ingredients
6 sweet potatoes (or yams)
1 cup brown sugar
7 oz 7-Up
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp margarine or butter
1 dash cinnamon or nutmeg