Sweet Potato Casserole

Here is my recipe for sweet potato casserole. I'm too stuffed with thanksgiving food to write anything else. 

In conclusion, it's delicious but make it next year - it's time for a nap. 

Ingredients:

(For the casserole)

4 large sweet potatoes 

1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted 

1 egg

A pinch of salt 

2 teaspoons vanilla 

2 tablespoons sugar

(For the topping)

1 cup pecans 

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/2 stick unsalted butter 

Directions: 

Scrub the potatoes. Poke each with a fork several times. Bake at 350 on a baking sheet for about an hour or until tender. Let cool slightly. Peel skin off. It should come off easily, but if it doesn't you can scoop out the insides instead. 

Place in food processor, or a bowl if mixing by hand.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Combine potatoes with remaining casserole ingredients. Spread evenly into a baking dish. 

To make the topping, combine all ingredients in food processor, pulsing until crumbs form. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake for 35-40 minutes. 

Phenomenal Coconut Brownies

I don't use that word lightly - these brownies are indeed phenomenal. 

If anyone still reads this, they may have noticed that I don't blog quite so often as I had hoped and planned. Alas, they don't pay me to do this so I have to work 8+ hours a day elsewhere. However, I am happy that it has been 8 months and I am still blogging away, whenever I get the chance.

These brownies came out so amazingly perfect that I couldn't not blog about them. 
I found the original recipe on Pinterest, which brought me to this lovely blog: http://simonesmith.hubpages.com/hub/Simple-Homemade-Brownie-Recipe. Her recipe is coconut-free, so if you're into that sort of thing, by all means, use her recipe instead. 
I, on the other hand, am definitely pro coconut. In almost anything really, but especially in desserts with chocolate. 

Here is my adapted recipe: 
Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup of organic coconut oil
• 1 cup of organic sugar
• 2 large organic eggs 
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of cocoa powder 
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• Coconut flakes (optional topping)

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Oil brownie pan and dust with cocoa powder. 

2) Mix together the coconut oil (melted)*, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Then add the cocoa powder, flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder.

3) Pour batter into a brownie pan (about 8x8). Top with coconut flakes, if desired. (I did half and half just in case the BF didn't like the idea). Bake for 25 minutes. VOILA! Brownies :) 

*(Mine is always melted because we live in Florida.....)

I didn't pre-plan and take many photos, but here's one of the finished product! Hope you like them as much as we did!