What’s cooking

Bring this grown-up side dish to your next holiday table or potluck dinner, and watch it disappear. We growers also love the mouthwatering color: orange.

Ingredients

• 2-3 large yams or sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled and cut into 1-inch slices
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, filberts or macadamias)
• 1/2 stick butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon cornstarch or 1 teaspoon arrowroot
• 1-2 ounces orange liqueur: Grand Marnier^®, curaçao, triple sec, etc. (optional)
• 1 & 1/2 cups of Florida’s Natural^® Orange Juice

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a buttered casserole dish, layer sliced sweet potatoes and chopped nuts.
• Dot with butter or margarine.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until sauce thickens.
• Pour sauce over sweet potatoes, cover casserole dish and bake at 350° F for 25 to 35 minutes.

Serves 6