Sweet Potato Dessert Nachos

I am a huge fan of nachos – AND dessert. This is a super combo of the two. 

It’s nice to work in a place with farmers all around you! I work in a town in the country where fresh produce is plentiful. One of our sweet customers grows sweet potatoes, and came by last week with a whole truckload of sweet potatoes and told us to take our pick. I got them Friday, so I had the whole weekend to think of what to do with them (we went out of town to Atlanta, and just got back). 

I’ve had kind of a sweet tooth the past few weeks… more than normal. And when I started looking into sweet potato nachos (to see if they’ve been done before), I ran across mostly savory recipes (which ALL looked amazing). I ended up really wanting to make a Dessert Nacho… I started to think about what normally goes with a sweet potato, and thought about a yummy sweet potato casserole I had a few Christmas’s ago. It was topped with marshmallows – YES! Marshmallow creme could be the gooey topping for these guys. 

I only had regular mini-marshmallows, so I looked up how to make them into a creme sauce [link from craftsy.com]. I used just marshmallows, corn syrup, and vanilla — double boiling the marshmallows first and adding the corn syrup and vanilla once they started getting melty. 

When I got home, I decided to create the masterpiece that had been developing in my head for a few days. I knew I would incorporate some cinnamon and sugar because they’re of course amazing with sweet potatoes. I grabbed The Flavor Bible (which happens to be what I’m giving away this month) to see what else I’d add to the top of these nachos. The more toppings the better anyway, right? 

I found that apples and oranges (two fruits we happen to have fresh in the house) pair well with sweet potatoes. I diced up a small apple we had in the kitchen (diced small like in a pico de gallo), and tossed them with juice from half the orange to prevent any browning and to add a subtle orange flavor. Also, allspice is a top spice that pairs with sweet potatoes. Before baking, I tossed the potato slices with some grapeseed oil, cinnamon, sugar and allspice, then I spread them out on a cooling rack set on a baking dish and cooked at 425^ for 20-30 minutes until starting to crisp. 

It was a bit tough to drizzle the marshmallow creme… but that really doesn’t matter — the taste couldn’t have been better! Greg and I devoured our shares and agreed the dish was killer, and the orange flavor is what set it over the top!

I ended up just taking a fork and digging in. With the toppings, the potatoes softened up enough that a fork was easier to use (plus a little less sticky). 

Sweet Potato Dessert Nachos

2015-09-07 00:21:57

Baked sweet potatoes, sliced thin, topped with homemade vanilla marshmallow creme, diced apples (soaked in fresh orange juice), cinnamon and orange zest.

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

40 min

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

40 min

Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes, sliced thin

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. brown sugar

1/4 tsp. all spice

1-2 Tbsp. grapeseed (or any) oil

1 apple, diced

1/2 juice from an orange

Zest from 1 orange

1 cup mini marshmallows

1 tsp. corn syrup

Instructions

1. Soak sliced potatoes in water for about 10 minutes up to 2 hours. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Dice apples and toss in fresh orange juice.
2. Drain potatoes on paper towels. Toss with cinnamon, sugar, and oil. Line a cooling rack with a single layer (may need two pans). Sprinkle with more cinnamon/sugar if desired. Place on a foil lined baking dish and bake for 10-15 minutes on each side until crispy.
3. Meanwhile, heat marshmallows over a double broiler until starting to melt. Add corn syrup and vanilla and stir until smooth.
4. Remove from oven and place on serving dish. Drizzle marshmallow creme over the top, and add apples and orange zest (and more cinnamon/marshmallows if desired.)

By Whitney @ That Square Plate

Adapted from That Square Plate

Adapted from That Square Plate

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