Perfect for snacking, this treat is a great way to use leftover candied sweet potatoes or yams after a big feast.
Serving Size:
12
Active Time:
30 min.
Total Time:
4 hrs.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1½ tsp. baking soda
- 1¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- 1 Gala apple, cored, diced, about 1⅔ cups
- ⅓ cup raisins
- ½ cup butter, at room temp.
- 1½ cups packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1½ cups leftover mashed sweet potatoes or candied yams
- ⅓ cup + 3 Tbs. apple juice
- 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- Apple slices (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 9″x5″ loaf pan with cooking spray. In bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, soda, salt and baking powder; reserve. In small separate bowl, combine apple and raisins; toss with 2 Tbs. flour mixture; reserve.
- On medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until combined. On medium-low, beat in eggs and potatoes until blended. (Mixture will look curdled.)
- On low, alternately beat in reserved flour mixture with ⅓ cup juice until blended. Stir in reserved apple mixture. Transfer to pan. Bake 1 hour, 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on rack 10 minutes. Transfer from pan to rack; cool. Mix confectioners’ sugar and enough of remaining juice until smooth and spreadable. Spread over loaf. If desired, garnish with apple slices.
