It is rare that I experiment in the kitchen and don’t end up regretting it. This experiment was more the result of me trying to salvage a dish after a royal screw up than anything else, but since it turned out so well, I wanted to share!

I love me some sweet potato casserole, and I decided to make some a couple of weeks ago. Since I knew I would be compelled to stuff my face if I made a full pan, I started with just 2 very large sweet potatoes rather than the 4-5 that the recipe called for.

Unfortunately, my brain took a bit of a hiatus halfway through preparing it, and after I added the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, I realized that I had added the full amount rather than cutting them in half as well.

Not wanting to fill my children with butter and sugar with a side of sweet potatoes — and unwilling to scrap the dish altogether — I came up with a plan. Apples and sweet potatoes are a classic pair, so I decided to just add some apples. Only, I didn’t want to take the time to cook and puree them (as I had the sweet potatoes), so I just chunked them and mixed them in.

I topped the whole thing with marshmallows and a nice sprinkling of diced pecans for good measure, covered the pie plate with some foil and baked it.

Oh. my.

I was a little bit worried about the texture of the smooth sweet potatoes with chunky apples mixed in, but it was so yummy that no one seemed to care.

I will definitely be making this again (and chances are that I’ll find a different way to screw it up next time!).