(Family Features) No matter what life may look like this holiday season, you can put a smile on loved ones’ faces with classic meals and sides that memories are made of.
You can use a traditional holiday ingredient, potatoes, to make easy yet delicious recipes like these Pumpkin Spice Scalloped Potatoes. Perfect for serving with your favorite main course, they’re a tasty twist on a classic sweet potato casserole.
Plus, they’re made with Little potatoes that come ready to use with no washing or peeling required, perfect for busy families during bustling holiday gatherings. Try them roasted, boiled, smashed, or mashed in your favorite seasonal dishes. For a time-saving hack, use the slicer attachment in a food processor to evenly slice potatoes in minutes.
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Pumpkin Spice Scalloped Little Potatoes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Servings: 4
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 pounds Terrific Trio Little Potatoes, 1/8-inch sliced, kept in water until ready to use
5 slices thick-cut bacon, sliced, cooked until crisp and drained
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons water
1 cup pecans, rough chopped
Preheat oven to 375 F.
In a pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low then slowly add milk gradually, ensuring it is incorporated before adding more. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until thickened, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a bowl, add drained potatoes, sauce, bacon, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Season with salt and pepper, to taste; mix well.
In a greased 8-by-11-inch baking dish, line potatoes on sides in the desired pattern. Stuff extra bacon between potatoes from remains left in the bowl. Pour extra sauce over potatoes.
Bake for 60 minutes.
In a small pot over medium-high heat, add brown sugar and water. Cook to melt the sugar and allow to bubble, about 5 minutes. Add pecans; stir for 2 minutes. Lay on a parchment-lined baking sheet and allow to cool. Once cool, chop into pieces.
Remove potatoes from the oven and sprinkle pecans over top.
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