SWEET POTATOES & BANANAS WITH HONEY

SWEET POTATOES & BANANAS WITH HONEY image

Yield 8 sides

Number Of Ingredients 8

2.5 pounds sweet potatoes, about 3 medium
2 ripe bananas
1/8 cup honey
4 ounces unsalted butter at room temp (1 stick)
Kosher salt to taste
3/8 cup brown sugar packed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400. Scrub the sweet potatoes and prick all over with a fork. Put them in a roasting pan and roast for 40 minutes. Add the unpeeled bananas to the pan and continue rasting for about 20 minutes more, or until the potatoes and bananas are very soft. Remove the pan from the oven and leave the oven on. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop the flesh into a large mixing bowl. Peel the bananas and add them to the bowl along with the honey, half of the butter and salt to taste. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until well combined and fluffy. Spoon into an oven-proof dish and smooth the top. In a separate mixing bowl, use your fingers to rub together the remaining butter, the brown sugar, flour and pecans until the mixture is the consistency of coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the sweet potatoes and return to the oven. Bake until the sweet potatoes are heated through and the crumbs are golden, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.