You'll love Sweet Potato Apple Bake! This yummy dish features layers of sweet potatoes, apples, butter, cinnamon, brown sugar and pecans!
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray a 2 quart baking dish.
Peel sweet potato; slice in half lengthwise. Slice each half into "half-moon" shaped pieces about ¼" thick. Divide slices into two equal piles. Peel apple; remove seeds. Cut apple in half from stem down to bottom. Slice each half into ¼" thick "half-moon" shaped pieces. Keep apple slices in one pile. You should have 2 piles of sweet potato (½ potato in each) and 1 pile of apple slices.
Layer#1: Place one pile of sweet potato slices (½ of total) in a single layer in baking dish. Evenly sprinkle slices with ½ Tablespoon brown sugar.
Layer #2: Place ALL apple slices on top of sweet potatoes in a single layer. Sprinkle apples with ½ Tablespoon brown sugar and the cinnamon. **Measure out 2 Tablespoons from the chopped pecans - set them aside for later (not in the layering). Take REMAINING chopped pecans and sprinkle them over apples.
Layer #3: Put remaining sweet potato slices in a single layer over apples. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, then drizzle with melted butter.
COVER baking dish; bake at 350°F for 35 minutes. Remove from oven; top with reserved 2 Tablespoons pecans (and a couple shakes of cinnamon, if desired). Place dish (uncovered) back into oven. Continue baking (uncovered) for 30-35 minutes. When done, sweet potatoes/apples will be lightly browned and tender. Insert a knife into a sweet potato slice to check for tenderness. Remove from oven; let cool for a minute, then serve.
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