Heavenly Holiday Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 lb. sweet potatoes
• peeled and chopped
• 2 cups raisins (optional)
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 5 eggs
• slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 qt. whipping cream
• 2 cups Half and half
• 2 tbsp. cane syrup
• molasses
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 loaf French bread
• torn into pieces
• 1-1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 egg yolk

Instructions

1. Steam sweet potatoes and set aside.
2. Soak raisins in rum.
3. Mix eggs and next 5 ingredients, add bread pieces, sweet potatoes and raisins (toss in the unabsorbed rum too!)
4. Bake in 2 11x7x1-1/2-inch dishes at 350F for one hour or until set.
5. Serve with Rum Sauce and enjoy!
6. Rum Sauce: Melt butter, stir in rum; add powdered sugar, wisk until smooth.
7. Stir in egg yolk; cook 5 minutes and serve warm.