Sweet Potato Casserole is an easy, festive side dish to make for the holidays.  

The addition of marshmallows and cherries give it a festive flair that will entice even your youngest guests to eat their vegetables!

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To begin I poked each sweet potato several times with a fork and then put them in the microwave.  How many you cook depends on their size.  

You need to have 4 cups for the recipe.

To calculate cooking time allow five minutes for the first one and add two minutes for each additional sweet potato.

Before removing the sweet potatoes from the microwave I poked them with a fork to make sure they were cooked through.  Then I cut them in half.

I used a spoon to scoop the flesh from the sweet potatoes into a mixing bowl and mashed them well.

Next I added all the other ingredients at the same time.  This included brown sugar, margarine, maraschino cherry juice, maraschino cherries, mini marshmallows, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and nutmeg. 

I stirred all the ingredients together well.

Then I dumped everything into a casserole dish.  I used a small round one.

Next I placed the casserole in a 375F oven for 30 minutes.

To make the casserole look festive, after I removed it from the oven, I topped it with more mini marshmallows and maraschino cherries.

I turned the broiler on and returned the casserole to the oven.  I made sure that the topping was not too close to the broiler.

The marshmallows brown very quickly so make sure to stay at the oven and watch. 

How brown you let them get  depends on personal taste.  Much the same as toasting marshmallows over the fire!

Sweet Potato Casserole is a festive side dish to add to your Holiday dinner.  The combination of sweet potatoes, spices, marshmallows and cherries will have everyone looking for a second helping of vegetables!

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

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