Easy Last-Minute Thanksgiving Recipe
/You’ve agreed to bring a side dish to the party and you don’t have all afternoon to make it. Or, honestly, going to the store to find special ingredients sounds like too much effort.
I’ve got you covered.
You probably have all of these ingredients in your pantry this time of year.
Plus, substitutions are easy!
Steps:
Guess-ti-mate how many people you will need your dish to serve
Gather your sweet potatoes, fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts, plus oranges or orange juice
Chop, top, and bake.
Sweet Potato and Fruit Bake
Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
INGREDIENTS:
Sweet potatoes - one per two people
Apples or pears - one per two people
Cranberries, raisins, dried cherries, dates, or other dried fruit - 1/4 cup per person
Chopped nuts, any variety - 1/8 cup per person, plus some for topping
Orange juice - 1 cup juice OR 2 regular oranges, seeded (I do not have regular or navel oranges on hand, so I’m using 5 miniature oranges)
Topping - Traditional - (For 6-10 servings) 3 Tbsp butter, 2 Tbsp sugar or brown sugar, 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon, mashed together with a fork, then mixed with enough chopped nuts to lightly cover your dish. (If you are cooking for more than 10-ish people, feel free to increase the butter, sugar, and cinnamon.)
CHOP:
Equal parts sweet potatoes and apples/pears. Large bite size pieces. Leave the skin on. (This is last-minute. Who has time to take off the skin? Plus, you get more vitamins this way.)
Chop the oranges, if not using orange juice.
Combine all.
MIX:
Mix in whatever dried fruit and chopped nuts you have handy.
Stir in the orange juice, if using.
Bake for 45 minutes at 400 F.
Remove from oven.
TOP:
Sprinkle on the traditional topping.
