Not So Sweet Sweet Potato Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 lbs sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup apple cider or 3/4 cup apple juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded (or you could use swiss cheese or any other cheese you prefer)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 bake potatoes whole, in their skins on a foil lined jelly roll pan until they are soft when pierced with a fork (about 1-1 1/4 hours, depending on the actual size of your potatoes).
• 3 remove from oven and let cool until you can handle them, then peel off the skins.
• 4 mash the potatoes along with butter, cider, salt and pepper, until smooth enough to your liking.
• 5 grease an oval baking dish (about 2-2 1/2 quart size) and spoon the mashed potatoes into the dish.
• 6 sprinkle with the shredded cheese and bake at 375°f for about 30 minutes, uncovered, or until heated through and the cheese is melted.
• 7 sprinkle parsley over the top and serve.
• 8 make ahead tip: you can make the mashed potatoes in advance and freeze them up to 1 month.
• 9 when ready to serve them, thaw completely, place into the baking dish as described above, top with cheese, and bake at 350°f for about 40 minutes, then sprinkle with parsley before serving.