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Rice Krispie Sweet Potato Casserole

Pair two of your favorite dishes just in time for the Holidays, Rice Krispie Treats and Sweet Potato Casserole! The perfect amout of sweetness, a hint of orange, and those crunchy Treats!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Casserole, Christmas, Thanksgiving
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs sweet potatoes
  • 3 ½ tbsp butter divided
  • ¼ cup orange marmalade
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 2 ¼ c mini marshmallows
  • 3 cups Rice Krispie cereal

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 8x8 glass or ceramic dish with cooking spray.
  • Wash sweet potatoes and bake on sheet tray for 1 hour until cooked through.
  • After an hour remove potatoes from the oven. Once they are cool enough to handle. Peel them and place in a medium size bowl and mash.
  • Add 2 tbsp butter, marmalade, brown sugar, salt, and ginger to sweet potatoes and mix well.
  • Place sweet potato mixture in prepared dish.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
  • In microwave safe bowl, melt 1 ½ tbsp butter.
  • Add marshmallows to melted butter. Mix and melt in microwave in 30 second increments as needed to make smooth.
  • Add Cereal and mix. Top sweet potato mixture with cereal mixture. Spread evenly.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. Serve