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Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Make this crowd-pleasing holiday favorite the classic way with buttery mashed sweet potatoes and a crunchy pecan topping.
Course Side Dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 - 6 medium to large sweet potatoes peeled and sliced into 1/2" slices
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pecan Topping

  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Put peeled, sliced sweet potatoes in a large pot with water to cover.
  • Cook over medium high heat until tender; drain and mash in the pot with a hand blender
  • In the same pot, mix together the sweet potatoes, white sugar, beaten eggs, salt, butter, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.  If preparing the day before - you would cover and refrigerate at this time

For Pecan Topping:

  • In medium bowl, mix the brown sugar and flour.
  • Use a fork or a pastry cutter to cut in the softened butter until the mixture is coarse. Stir in the chopped pecans.
  • Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until the topping is lightly brown.