Sweet Potato Casserole

3 cups of mashed sweet potatoes
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix all the ingredients together and put in a 2 quart casserole

mix
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup crushed walnuts
1/4 cup melted butter

Spread walnut mixture over the potato mixture
bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes

Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Easy crowd-pleaser and it even looks pretty!



2 (14-ounce) packages of gingerbread mix
1 box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (30 ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cardamom or cinnamon
Whipped cream
1/2 cup ginger snaps (optional)

Bake gingerbread according to package and cool. Prepare pudding and let cool. Stir pumpkin pie filling, sugar and cardamom into the pudding. Crumble one package of gingerbread into the bottom of a trifle dish or punch bowl. Pour half of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped cream. Repeat (gingerbread, pudding, whipped cream). Sprinkle the top with crushed ginger snaps. Refrigerate overnight.