Sweet Potato Balls and Pumpkin Streusel Pie

Sweet Potato Balls

4 large sweet potatoes
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 T orange juice
1 t orange zest
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 t ground cinnamon
1 bag large marshmallows

preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bake the potatoes until tender then peel and mash them. Stir in the brown sugar orange juice, zest and nutmeg. In a seperate bowl, toss the coconut with the sugar and cinnamon. Press mashed potatoes around each marshmallow, creaeting a 2-3 inch diameter ball. Roll the balls in the coconut mixture, bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully for the last few minutes of cooking; the expanding marshmallows can cause the ball to burst.

Pumpkin Streusel Pie
WARNING: We are trying this for the first time for Thanksgiving, it just looks SOOO good!

1 pie shell
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 1/2 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ginger
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t salt
1/4 c. brown sugar, packed
2 T flour
2 T butter
3/4 cup walnuts finely chopped

Preheat oven to 425. In a mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger nutmeg and salt, pour batter into pie shell. bake for 15 minutes, reduce oven temp to 350. in a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and remaining cinnamon. cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in walnuts, sprinkle mixture evenly over the pie. bake for 40 minutes, cool completely. Refrigerate any leftovers