Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

This sweet potato casserole recipe is mashed sweet potatoes baked under a pecan crumble. It is not a sweet potato pie or roasted sweet potato wedges.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Author: Your Daily Hit
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 8 servings 1x

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Description

Sweet Potato Casserole. From Your Daily Hit.

Ingredients

Scale

3 pounds (1.4kg) sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
1/3 cup (65g) brown sugar
1/4 cup (60ml) milk
4 tablespoons (57g) butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cold butter

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Stir potatoes, 1/3 cup brown sugar, milk, melted butter, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon. Spread in a dish.
Cut the remaining butter into flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and pecans. Scatter on top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

Notes

Mash the potatoes smooth before the sugar goes in. Lumps do not bake out.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Side Dish
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Cook the potatoes

Roast or boil them until a knife slides through. Drain well.

Topping

Pecans, flour, sugar, and cold butter. It should look like crumbs.

Marshmallows

Leave them off. This topping is pecan.

Salt

A half teaspoon. Without it the dish tastes flat.

Nutrition (estimated)

About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.

FAQ

Canned yams?

Drain them and mash. They are already soft.

Make ahead

Assemble the potatoes. Add the topping just before baking.

Storage

Fridge, 4 days.

Maple

A tablespoon in the potatoes is enough if you want it.