INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine , melted
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 3-4 large sweet potatoes , cooked and mashed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

    • Topping

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup pecans or walnuts , chopped

DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine sugar, butter, syrup and eggs. Add salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Beat with mixer until fluffy. Stir in mashed potatoes. Spoon mixture into a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
  2. Prepare topping: Mix all topping ingredients together in a small bowl until crumbly.
  3. Sprinkle topping over portato mixture and bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.