Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
"I always cook this dish in the fall when sweet potatoes are in season and can usually find at a good price. This is a wonderful dish to serve with your Thanksgiving dinner."
photo by limeandspoontt
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 3 cups sweet potatoes
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄3 cup milk
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Topping
- 1⁄3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
directions
- Boil and mash potatoes.
- Mix in sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and milk.
- Put in a 13x9 inch baking dish.
- For the topping melt butter and mix in remaining ingredients.
- Sprinkle on top of the potato mixture.
- Bake 25 miutes at 350 degrees.
Questions & Replies
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I made this but used 2 lrg cans of sweet potatoes added Cinnamon, left out the pecans and added mini marshmallows. I'll do this in the future -
My husband made this every year, he would put in a crushed pie dish and boom , Pecan Pie... I'm making it and was wondering if I make n cook today , how long does it take to warm up in oven. ( hate the microwave) Thank you
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Can this be assembled ahead of time and then baked on the day it's to be served? If so, how many days ahead? -
If I make this ahead of time and refrigerate , is it ok to reheat in the microwave prior to serving and if so for how long ? -
Do you have printable versions of the recipes?
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Reviews
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We loved this AND it was easy to make...I used canned sweet potatoes.. -
I use quartered sweet potatoes instead of mashed, substituted the milk and sugar for a can of sweetened condensed milk. We love this recipe and have been making it for 15 yrs now.
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Love sweet potato casserole! For a larger casserole, here's what I did and it was awesome. I baked and cooled fresh sweet potatoes first. I doubled the amounts of mashed potatoes and sugar, leaving the butter and vanilla the same, used 1 jumbo egg, and to make a firmer casserole, I omitted the milk altogether. I baked it for about 30-35 minutes before adding the Topping, then baked for another 15 minutes or so. To me, it's best to let it rest 20-30 minutes before serving. Another note..any leftover Topping freezes well for the next time. -
Easy to cook. 3 cups was 2 large sweet potatos.
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I could not believe how wonderful this tasted! I followed the recipe exactly except I bought a can of sweet potatoes that was slightly larger than 3 cups. I mashed the sweet potatoes until they were no longer all that lumpy and rounded my measurements for the butter and brown sugar. When I had that first bite full of both brown sugar and melted butter, I was in heaven. I noted (after eating it for a week) that this tastes best when piping hot. I hate sweet potato casserole, so how is it I ate this whole casserole almost by myself? I would make this again tomorrow! Thank you for a sensational recipe.
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Tweaks
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Perfect dish for Easter. Easy and delicious. I felt like I was eating a piece of pie. Everyone loved it. My new sweet potato holiday dish. Thank you. -
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I use quartered sweet potatoes instead of mashed, substituted the milk and sugar for a can of sweetened condensed milk. We love this recipe and have been making it for 15 yrs now.
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I tried this today with our Thanksgiving dinner and what a hit!! The kids raved about it and even my husband (who's not wild about sweet things) asked me to make this again for Christmas dinner! Although it almost tasted like a dessert, it went really well with the turkey. I halved the recipe, used heavy cream instead of milk and put this together the night before. Then I refrigerated it and took it out about 20 minutes before putting it into the oven. I cooked it for about 30 minutes and it was perfect! Thanks Kaykwilts for a great new favorite!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kaykwilts
Ruston, Louisiana
I'm originally from Tennessee but moved to Louisiana when I married my husband. In addition to cooking I enjoy making quilts, sewing, reading, and gardening. I have an immense collection of cookbooks but find the majority of my recipes online. I like it that they are rated. I am the mother of three children. My son is now with the Lord. My two girls are grown and married. My youngest has two young children.
