Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Pecan Topping
In order to free up your stovetop and oven for other cooking tasks, these sweet potatoes are cooked in the slow cooker before being mashed.

A 4- or 5-quart slow cooker should be filled with sweet potato chunks.

In a bowl, combine orange juice, brown sugar, ginger, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, and orange zest.

the sweet potatoes with the liquid.

Sweet potatoes should be cooked on Low for 4 to 5 hours, covered.

Every hour, stir.

The length of time required to cook sweet potatoes depends on their age and size of the chunks.

In the meantime, line a baking sheet with a rim with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, combine the candied ginger, salt, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon.

Set aside the spice mixture.