Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

My kids hate most vegetables, but sweet potatoes are the exception, especially if you add sugar and butter.  I had leftover sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving, so I made this and they loved it!  I left out the walnuts...yuck.  And, instead of putting them back in the skin I just put them in a casserole dish, but they would be much prettier in the skins. To see pictures of the finished product, go to Lauren's Latest, which is where this recipe came from.


Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Walnut Streusel
yield: 5 servings
Ingredients:
3 large sweet potatoes
4 tablespoons packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
for the streusel-
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
Directions:
Prick sweet potatoes with a fork or knife and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until soft. You can also microwave the sweet potatoes on high for 13-15 minutes as well.
Once sweet potatoes are cooked, slice in half and scoop out the centers into a bowl leaving a 1/4 inch border of sweet potato with the skin. Mix in brown sugar, butter, salt and cinnamon until smooth. Using a large tipped pastry bag, pipe filling back into sweet potato shells. {Or spoon it back in.}
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for streusel and mix together until butter starts to warm and ingredients start sticking together. Top the filled sweet potatoes with the streusel and bake 20-30 minutes. Serve warm.