Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole

• 3 pounds sweet potatoes, baked until just tender
• 2 pears, cut lengthwise into eights
• 2 golden delicious apples, cut as the pears
• 1/4 cup lemon juice tossed with apples
• 1/4 pound butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 Tablespoons rum
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Cook, in a sauce pan, the butter, brown sugar, honey, rum and cinnamon on the stove until the sugar dissolves. 

Peel and slice potatoes diagonally, 1/4 inch thick. Arrange the fruit and potatoes standing up in a 13 inch pan.  Spoon sauce over all. Bake in a 400 degree oven 20 minutes, basting, until bubbling.  Brown under a broiler if desired. You can garnish with orange zest. 

I give Sharon Walters credit for this recipe.  Always a winner that can be prepared– up to the baking part– in advance.

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