Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving

Every year I make a sweet potato casserole dish for Thanksgiving. It has a crunchy crust with pecans on top. People generally love it but I have been informed that I need to make a more traditional sweet potato dish (you know, with the marshmallows on top) and seeing as I cannot stand them that way, I don't know how to make them. I have no desire to make them. My mother told me that I had to... Gag me. She was also kind enough to tell me that if I wanted to, I could still bring the ones I make in addition to the gross ones (sorry to anyone who likes them).

Anyway. How do you make them? I'm half tempted to just dump a can of those sugary sam things into a pan and douse them with a bag of marshmallows and be done with it. But another part of me wants to actually put a little effort into it. Any suggestions?

I say just google it. I totally agree with you btw. I prefer the ones without marshmallows. Picky, picky!

Ewww I hate those too.
DH complains because I never put marshmellows in my sweet potatoes.
Why? I don't get it.

I don't see WHY you HAVE to make "traditional" ones. I mean... yours are traditional, technically, because you make them every year!

potatoes... some brown sugar and mini marshmellos
make 2 small dishes.. id much rather eat one with pecans on it.

Eww. I hate that kind. I am all about pecans and brown sugar on top. Yummy. I would totally be a rebel and tell them to make it themselves. LOL! Mean I know. LOL!

What we do is put canned yams in a pan, put brown sugar on top of them then marshmallows on top

i make mine with baked sweet potatoes, brown sugar butter and a bit of oj and vanilla, mash um up, then add the mallos, bake and serve! they are always a huge hit. i dont like um, but everyone else does.

Quoting 2 Baby Girls:" I say just google it. I totally agree with you btw. I prefer the ones without marshmallows. Picky, picky!"

I've been googling and they're all hopped up and fancified. lol

I just boil like regular potatoes, and mix in some milk, butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. Mashed...yum.

Quoting InkDMomma:" Ewww I hate those too. DH complains because I never put marshmellows in my sweet potatoes. Why? I don't ... [snip!] ... see WHY you HAVE to make "traditional" ones. I mean... yours are traditional, technically, because you make them every year!"

Apparently, they're more like a dessert and don't go with dinner....  

Quoting Fat-and-Happy:" Apparently, they're more like a dessert and don't go with dinner....  "

So...marshmellows do?

*brain fries*

<blockquote><b>Quoting Fat-and-Happy:</b>" Apparently, they're more like a dessert and don't go with dinner....  "</blockquote>




What? If anything the marshmallow ones are more desserty

Quoting Stinky Face's Mommy:" Eww. I hate that kind. I am all about pecans and brown sugar on top. Yummy. I would totally be a rebel and tell them to make it themselves. LOL! Mean I know. LOL!"

Hahaha! I protested. I think I was more offended that she insinuated that my regular recipe was optional lol.

Plus we bake them I don't know the degrees or how long. I can find out if you want me to

Mmmm, I love them with marshmellows.
and pecans.

But I also love them plain.
Or just with Brown sugar. I just love sweet potatoes