Dinner is on Me main course recipe. side.. Sweet Potato Drew Casserole

Ingredients
2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 3 large), scrubbed
2 large eggs, lightly beaten with a fork
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted plus more for the preparing the pan
2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

1 Cup of Chopped Candied Bacon
Directions

To make the candied bacon preheat oven to 350 and lay out strips of bacon on to a baking pan cook the bacon for 20 mints and then sprinkle brown sugar on top of each strip evenly and cook for another 10 mints.  Let the bacon cool then chop
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and pierce each one 2 or 3 times with a fork. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.

Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F. Scoop the sweet potato out of their skins and into a medium bowl. Discard the skins. Mash the potatoes until smooth. Add the eggs, butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and pepper to taste. Whisk the mixture until smooth.

Butter an 8 by 8-inch casserole. Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pan and sprinkle the top with the walnuts and the chopped candied bacon. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a bit puffy. Serve immediately.