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Sweet potato custard

Name: Sweet potato custard
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: nonstick cooking spray; 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato; 1/2 cup mashed banana (about 2 small); 1 cup evaporated skim milk; 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar; 2 egg yolks (beaten); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 cup raisins; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

From the book of weeknights @weeknights · published 2026-11-12

Oven 325°F
Serves 6
Prep 10 min
Cook 45 min

From National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · Easy · baked

Goes with Spicy Southern barbecued chicken

Notes

1/3 cup egg substitute can replace the yolks.

Ingredients

nonstick cooking spray
mashed cooked sweet potato 1 cup (255 g)
mashed banana — about 2 small 1/2 cup (115 g)
evaporated skim milk 1 cup
packed brown sugar 2 Tbsp (27 g)
egg yolks — beaten 2
salt 1/2 tsp
raisins 1/4 cup (40 g)
sugar 1 Tbsp
ground cinnamon 1 tsp

Steps

Heat the oven to 325°F. Coat a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
Stir the sweet potato and banana together in a medium bowl, then blend in the milk.
Mix in the brown sugar, egg yolks, and salt.
Pour into the baking dish. Toss the raisins with the sugar and cinnamon and scatter them over the top.
Bake 40–45 minutes, until a knife near the center comes out clean.