Southern Praline Sweet Potato Casserole

"Forget about having to heat up leftovers with this dish. There won't be any."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Pierce potatoes several times with a fork or icepick and place on a baking pan; bake in preheated oven 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender; set aside until cool.
  • In a small pan, heat milk and butter until hot but not boiling; keep warm.
  • Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the insides into a mixing bowl and discard the skins.
  • Mash the potatoes with whatever method you prefer (masher, ricer, food mill, etc).
  • Stir milk into potatoes; add eggs and continue to blend until well combined; stir in brown sugar.
  • Butter a 9 X 13 inch casserole or baking dish and spread mixture into pan; set aside while making topping.
  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat; stir in the brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream.
  • and pecans.
  • Heat to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, 5-7 minutes (if mixture starts to boil, reduce heat slightly to maintain a simmer).
  • Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  • Pour topping over potatoes in dish, spreading with spatula.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until slightly crusty and set.
  • Serve immediately.

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Reviews

  1. i pressure cooked the sweet potatoes to get them done a little faster. Great recipe!!
     
  2. One of the best sweet potato dishs I have had. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
     
  3. This was absolutely outstanding!! A huge hit at our Thanksgiving potluck luncheon at work. I made a few changes as follows: to filling mixture, I added 1 banana, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. I used evaporated skim milk in place of the heavy cream and margarine in place of the butter. I had to cook it longer than the recipe called for (about 45 minutes to 1 hour ) It tasted even better the next day!!! People who did not even know that I brought it were asking me if I had tried it, and begged for the recipe when I told them that it was my dish!! Thank you Sue L for this new Thanksgiving staple in our house.
     
  4. I cannot believe I forgot to rate this one! I was pulling my recipes together for Thanksgiving dinner this year and realized my mistake. Everyone raved over this last year and I've been reminded at least five times that I need to make it again this year. A great success.
     
  5. I have to say this is awsome-although I got it originaly from "The Thanksgiving Table" by Diane Morgan. This one's a keeper folks, and will be a mega requested recipe!
     
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  1. This was absolutely outstanding!! A huge hit at our Thanksgiving potluck luncheon at work. I made a few changes as follows: to filling mixture, I added 1 banana, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. I used evaporated skim milk in place of the heavy cream and margarine in place of the butter. I had to cook it longer than the recipe called for (about 45 minutes to 1 hour ) It tasted even better the next day!!! People who did not even know that I brought it were asking me if I had tried it, and begged for the recipe when I told them that it was my dish!! Thank you Sue L for this new Thanksgiving staple in our house.
     

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