Ingredients

• 4 medium sweet potatoes
• 2 large apples, preferably McIntosh
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Boil sweet potatoes until tender but still firm and allow them to cool. Then peel, slice, and place in a shallow baking dish. Core and slice the apples, then sprinkle salt and lemon juice over them. In a skillet bring butter to a slow sizzle and toss apple slices around in the pan until slightly soft. Arrange apples with the sweet potatoes. Then add molasses to butter remaining in pan and bring to a boil. Pour over apples and sweet potatoes, coating well. Sprinkle brown sugar and pecans on top. Bake for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly on top.