Bacon Candied Sweet Potatoes

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 8 slices Bacon

• Produce

  • 8 Sweet potatoes (3 1/2 to 4 lb., medium

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/8 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1 Cinnamon
  • 1 Kosher salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil

• Desserts

  • 1 cup Marshmallows, mini

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Description

Ingredients

• 8 medium sweet potatoes (3 1/2 to 4 lb.)
• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• kosher salt
• 8 slices bacon
• 1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. light brown sugar, divided
• 1 c. mini marshmallows
• Cinnamon, for dusting

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400°. Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork and rub with vegetable oil. Season with salt and bake directly on oven rack until tender, 50 to 60 minutes, then let cool.Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to let cool, then crumble 2 slices. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.When sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, make a slit in the top and carefully scoop out flesh into a medium bowl, then transfer potato skins to a parchment-lined baking sheet.Mash potato flesh until mostly smooth, then add crumbled bacon, reserved bacon fat, ¼ cup brown sugar, and salt and stir to combine.Preheat broiler. Carefully divide sweet potato mixture among skins and top with remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar and marshmallows. Tuck remaining bacon into sweet potatoes, breaking into pieces to evenly distribute, then broil until marshmallows are golden brown, 1-2 minutes. Dust with cinnamon before serving.