Candied-Bacon Sweet Potato Souffle

It may not look like much in this photo, but this is truly an amazing and different dish. I am a huge sweet potato fan. I lived out in Arkansas for about 4 1/2 years and 3 of those years, I lived with my grandmother who was also a big sweet potato fan. She made them often with dinner for us and I learned a lot about different ways to cook them. There's the traditional sweet potato casserole topped with marshmellows that most people have at Thanksgiving. However, Jason decided we needed bacon somewhere on the menu. I came across a recipe for a candied-bacon sweet potato casserole, but when it came down to this Thanksgiving week, I could not find the recipe anywhere! So, I have made it up. I'm combining a sweet potato souffle and putting the candied-bacon in it, on top of it, and even in between the souffle and topping itself. I hope you enjoy it and make it too one day because it sure is amazing! The candied-bacon alone is super easy and addicting - so be careful if you want to watch your waist-line! :) The recipe:

Ingredients for the Souffle:

4-5 medium cooked & mashed sweet potatoes

1 cup sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup milk

8 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted

1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

1/2 Tsp. light salt

4 strips of candied-bacon, chopped

4 strips of candied-bacon, whole

Ingredients for Topping:

1 cup Splenda brown sugar

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter (1/2 stick) cubed at room temperature

1/2 cup self-rise cake flour

4 strips of candied-bacon, chopped

Ingredients for Candied-Bacon:

12 strips of Center Cut Bacon

Splenda Brown Sugar

Make it:

1~ Preheat oven to 400 degrees while you prepare the bacon; (I like to use center cut) and cook the sweet potatoes to prepare them to mash.

Peel and cut in half each sweet potato;

Cover in salted water and bring to a boil until soft; drain and mash;

Place wire rack on cookie sheet; make sure to spray rack well with Buttery Pam Spray

Roll/smear brown splenda sugar on both sides of 12 strips of bacon;

Place strips of bacon on wire rack;

Cook for 8 mins.;

Remove from oven and completely cool;

2~ Keeping oven at 400 degrees; lightly grease 8 inch baking dish;

In a large bowl combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, egg, milk, butter, vanilla extract, and salt; once combined, chop 4 strips of candied bacon and put into mixture. Pour into the baking dish;

3~Place 4 whole strips of candied- bacon across top of souffle;

4~In a separate bowl combine all ingredients for the topping and pour over sweet potato souffle and whole strips of candied-bacon in baking dish.

5~ Bake 20-25 minutes, until golden brown on top.

Enjoy!

~Created and Made by: Holly