Sweet Potato and cornbread mashup

You know what I love?  Jiffy cornbread mix. When I was a kid I made this with my mom all the time.  Except she would add an extra egg and half a cup of sugar and turn it into a cornbread cake.  Food purists, you have every right to your opinion and I know what you think about Jiffy.  That’s why you have your blogs and I have mine.  

One chilly fall day I stood in front of the pantry waiting for some magical dinner fairy to make dinner for me.  It didn’t happen.  Then my eyes fell on the Jiffy box and a few sweet potatoes.  Eureka!  I whipped up some mashed sweet potatoes, put it in a baking dish then poured Jiffy mix around it.  Ta-da! Sweet potato and cornbread mashup was born.  Show choirs have their pop song mashups.  I have perfect food combination mashups.  

sweet potato and cornbread

 

Sweet Potato and Cornbread
A perfect blend of mashed sweet potatoes and cornbread.
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
55 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
55 min
Ingredients
  1. 3 sweet potatoes
  2. 3 Tbs. butter, softened + 1 Tbs. for baking dish
  3. 1/4 cup apple cider
  4. 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  5. 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  6. 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
  7. 1 tsp. salt
  8. 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix
  9. 1/4 cup milk
  10. 1 egg
  11. 1 Tbs. wheat germ
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Cook sweet potatoes in the microwave until fork tender (about 20 minutes). Scoop out potato into a mixing bowl. Add butter, apple cider, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Mix until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl prepare cornbread according to directions on the box, adding 1 Tbs. wheat germ.
  4. Melt 1 Tbs. of butter in an 8x8 baking dish in the oven.
  5. Add potato mixture to the baking dish then pour the cornbread mixture all around the potatoes.
  6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown.
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sweet potato and cornbread

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