Sweet Potato Casserole - ★Cooking Recipes★

Make this crowd-pleasing holiday favorite the classic way: with buttery mashed sweet potatoes and a crunchy pecan topping.
Directions for: Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients

Filling

4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted, plus more for buttering the baking dish

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes (3 to 4 large potatoes; about 1 3/4 lbs)

cup milk

cup brown sugar, packed

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

tsp kosher salt

2 large eggs

Topping

cup all-purpose flour

cup brown sugar, packed

4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

tsp kosher salt

cup chopped pecans

Directions

Filling

1. Preheat the oven to 350F and butter a 2-quart baking dish.

2. Whisk together the butter, mashed sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and the eggs in a large bowl. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.

Topping

1. Combine the flour, brown sugar, butter and salt in a medium bowl until moist and the mixture clumps together. Stir in the pecans and spread over the top of the sweet potatoes in an even layer. Bake until mostly set in the center and golden on top, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Tips and Substitutions

Special equipment: a 2-quart baking dish

Source and Credits

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