Recipe: Maple-Orange Sweet Potatoes (using brown sugar and pecans)

MAPLE-ORANGE SWEET POTATOES

2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, cut in 1/4-inch thick slices
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Place potato slices in a 2 quart casserole.

Combine juice and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Pour juice mixture over potatoes.

Cover loosely with plastic wrap, and microwave at HIGH 10 minutes. Stirring after 5 minutes.

Uncover, and microwave at HIGH 5 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with pecans.

Makes 10 servings
Adapted from source: Cooking Light magazine, November 1998