Potato Ingredients:
4 medium sweet potatoes
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup whole milk
4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons spiced rum
Zest and juice of 1 orange
Topping Ingredients:
6 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups raw pecans roughly chopped
6 tablespoons salted butter melted
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons fresh chopped sage
2 teaspoons fresh chopped rosemary
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°. Poke holes in the sweet potatoes and bake for 1 hour or until soft and tender. When cooked and cooked remove skins.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp.
In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, pecans, butter, cayenne, sage, and rosemary. Stir in the bacon.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350°.
In a mixing bowl, mash potatoes. Mix in the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, milk, butter, eggs, zest and juice and run until combined.
Spoon potato mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Sprinkle topping evenly over.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the pecans are golden.
Serve warm.