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Baked sweet potatoes with mango and almonds

Layers of sweet potato and mango with cinnamon and toasted almonds.

12 servingsFresh mango

Dish photograph: Baked sweet potatoes with mango and almonds. National Mango Board · National Mango Board — permission for industry use. Original. Photography credits.

Ingredients

4 pounds sweet potatoes or yams
¾ cup brown sugar
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
2 medium firm-ripe mangos, peeled and diced
¼ cup butter
¾ cup sliced almonds

Method

Peel the sweet potatoes and slice ¼ inch thick, holding the slices in water as you work; drain.
Steam 10–15 minutes until fork-tender. Heat the oven to 350°F and lightly butter a 13-by-9-inch dish.
Combine sugar and cinnamon. Build two equal layers of sweet potato, mango, spiced sugar and butter.
Bake 20 minutes, sprinkle with almonds and bake 20 minutes longer.

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Research sources

Adapted from the credited source, with wording and translation for RCF; not tested in our kitchen. Times are estimates. Sources consulted for ingredients and techniques:

mango.org

Recipe credit: National Mango Board