Sweet Potato Soufflé

You won't even know this sweet potato ufflé is lightened–with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a hint of orange, it endows the common sweet potato with decadence. (Browse our collection of sweet potato recipes.)

Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1  (14 1/2-ounce) can mashed sweet potato
• 1  cup  sugar
• 1/4  cup  milk
• 1  teaspoon  grated orange rind
• 2  tablespoons  fresh orange juice
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 2  large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2/3  cup  all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2  cup  butter or margarine, melted and divided
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1  cup  firmly packed brown sugar

Preparation

Stir together first 7 ingredients, 1/3 cup flour, and 1/4 cup butter; pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

Combine chopped pecans, brown sugar, remaining 1/3 cup flour, and remaining 1/4 cup butter; sprinkle over potato mixture.

Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until bubbly.