Sweet Potato Crescent Bites

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Yields1 Serving
 Cooking spray
 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/4 lb.), scrubbed clean
 ¼ cup packed brown sugar
 2 tbsp heavy cream
 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
 ½ tsp kosher salt
 1 (8-oz.) refrigerated Crescent rolls
 ¾ cup mini marshmallows
 24 whole pecans
 1 tbsp maple syrup, for serving (optional)
1

Preheat oven to 375° and grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Pierce sweet potatoes 3 to 4 times with a fork. Place potato on microwave-safe plate and microwave 15 minutes. If your potatoes aren't fork tender after 15 minutes, continue microwaving in 30 second increments.

2

When potatoes are cooked through, scrape filling into a large bowl and discard skin. Using a potato masher or fork, mash sweet potatoes until smooth. Add brown sugar, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and whisk to combine.

3

On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent dough, and pinch together seams. Cut into 24 squares and place in muffin tin cups.

4

Spoon a heaping tablespoon of sweet potato mixture into each crescent square, then top with mini marshmallows and bake until crescent pastry is golden, about 15 minutes. Add a pecan to the center of each bite and bake 5 minutes more. If using, brush pecans with maple syrup before serving.

Ingredients

 Cooking spray
 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/4 lb.), scrubbed clean
 ¼ cup packed brown sugar
 2 tbsp heavy cream
 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
 ½ tsp kosher salt
 1 (8-oz.) refrigerated Crescent rolls
 ¾ cup mini marshmallows
 24 whole pecans
 1 tbsp maple syrup, for serving (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375° and grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Pierce sweet potatoes 3 to 4 times with a fork. Place potato on microwave-safe plate and microwave 15 minutes. If your potatoes aren't fork tender after 15 minutes, continue microwaving in 30 second increments.

2

When potatoes are cooked through, scrape filling into a large bowl and discard skin. Using a potato masher or fork, mash sweet potatoes until smooth. Add brown sugar, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and whisk to combine.

3

On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent dough, and pinch together seams. Cut into 24 squares and place in muffin tin cups.

4

Spoon a heaping tablespoon of sweet potato mixture into each crescent square, then top with mini marshmallows and bake until crescent pastry is golden, about 15 minutes. Add a pecan to the center of each bite and bake 5 minutes more. If using, brush pecans with maple syrup before serving.

Sweet Potato Crescent Bites