Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Ingredients

• 4 large sweet potatoes, Peeled
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• cinnamon
• ground cloves
• 1/2 cup apple juice or cider

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake or microwave sweet potatoes until done but still firm.

2. 2

   When cool enough to handle, cut them into 1/2 inch thick slices.

3. 3

   Oil a deep, 1 1/2 inch-thick quart baking casserole dish. Arrange half on the sweet potato slices in the bottom.

4. 4

   Drizzle with half of the butter, then half of the maple syrup.

5. 5

   Top with the apple slices. Sprinkle lightly with the cinnamon and cloves.

6. 6

   Repeat the layers and then pour the apple juice over top.

7. 7

   Bake for 30 minutes, covered, then uncovered for another 10 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve at once or cover and keep warm until needed.