Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Apples

This recipe makes a lot, you might want to halve it. Serves 6 to 8. Recipe contains dairy.

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, sliced (about 8 cups sliced)
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 2 large apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• dash cinnamon, to taste, optional

Steps:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and cook apples until tender.
2. Add the cooked sweet potatoes to the cooked apples; mash until smooth.
3. Stir in apple juice, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Add cinnamon if desired. Heat over low heat until hot.