Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients

• 2 (16 ounce) cans sweet potatoes
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1 (8 ounce) bag marshmallows
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple
• 6 tablespoons butter
• walnuts (optional)
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Directions

1. 1

   Drain potatoes and mash them up and put them into a casserole dish.

2. 2

   Put 3 tbs. of butter into the sweet potatoes.Mix and microwave for about 4 minutes.

3. 3

   Take out of microwave, mix in 1 tbs. of cinnamon,1/4 cup brown sugar, lemon extract, and nutmeg.

4. 4

   Heat again for 1 minute in microwave.

5. 5

   Drain pineapples and mix into sweet potatoes. Level sweet potato mixture in the dish.

6. 6

   Cover top of the sweet potatoes with marshmallows (uses about 3/4 of the bag) until the top is covered.

7. 7

   Heat in microwave for about five minutes or until marshmallows become fluffy.

8. 8

   Mix together the remaining 2 tbs. of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of brown sugar until well blended.

9. 9

   Sprinkle cinnamon mixture on top of marshmallows until it is all gone.

10. 10

    Melt the remaining 3 tbs. of butter and pour over top of the marshmallows.

11. 11

    Heat the casserole for only three minutes more.

12. 12

    Crush up enough walnuts to cover the top of the casserole.

13. 13

    Cover the casserole with tin foil and refrigerate until cool or for 30 minutes.