SWEET POTATO APPLE BAKE

How about a 'sweet' side dish?

3 cups sliced, peeled and cooked sweet potatoes
2 large tart apples, sliced and peeled
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp maple syrup
3/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp salt
Dash of black pepper
3 tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 1 1/2-qt casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Layer half the sweet potatoes and half the apples in dish. In a small mixing bowl, combine the sugar with the maple syrup until blended. Add the nutmeg, allspice, salt and pepper to sugar mixture. Sprinkle half the mixture over the apples. Dot with half the butter. Repeat the layers. Cover and bake 15 minutes. Remove cover and baste with juices. Bake, uncovered, 15 minutes more or until the apples are tender.

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Blueberry Cinnamon Roll Casserole

I got this recipe some time ago from a Christmas site I belong to. Very good and easy. 

INGREDIENTS

• 1 can Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup blueberries

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch round or square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Open cinnamon rolls and separate. Set icing aside for later. Slice rolls into 6 pieces each. Place in prepared pan.
• Sprinkle blueberries over cinnamon rolls.
• Stir together melted butter and brown sugar, pour over rolls in pan.
• Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the casserole is golden brown and cooked through.
• Drizzle icing over the hot rolls and serve.