stuffed sweet potatoes with meringue

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Meringue

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Description

This recipe for stuffed sweet potatoes is easy to make and sure to please. Get ready for sweet, creamy potatoes filled with warming spices and topped with a delicate, fluffy meringue. This is one side dish that will steal the show!

Ingreadient

SWEET POTATOES

2 large sweet potatoes
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
1/3 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground black pepper

MERINGUE

3 egg whites room temperature
1/8 tsp cream of tartar (See Note 3)
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Direction

SWEET POTATOES

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Pierce potatoes all over with a fork, and place on lined baking sheet. Bake until tender, about 50-60 monutes depending on size.
When cool enough to handle, slice potatoes in half length wise. Scoop potato pulp into a medium bowl with ginger paste, milk, butter, kosher salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper. Mash with a potato masher until smooth. Spoon mashed potato mixture evenly into potato shells. Place back on baking sheet.

MERINGUE

Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and kosher salt with a mixer on high speed until foamy, about 1 minute or less. Carefully add the powdered sugar, a tablespoon at a time, again beating at high speed, about 2 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
Spoon meringue evenly over potatoes. Dab quickly with fingertip to make meringue form small peaks (see photos). Bake until meringue is golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Watch carefully so they don’t get too browned!