Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping

Name: Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups (600 g) mashed, cooked sweet potatoes; ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar; ½ cup (120 ml) milk; 2 large eggs, beaten; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup (120 g) packed brown sugar; ¼ cup (31 g) all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons (½ stick, or 56 g) unsalted butter, melted; ½ cup (55 g) chopped pecans

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Kowbird

By Matt Horn

Published 2024

About

Southern soil seems to nurture perfectly sweet sweet potatoes, so recipes like this were a natural evolution. This casserole, with its velvety sweet potato base, embodies the golden hues of autumn. The crunchy pecan topping serves as a delectable testament to ingenuity in the kitchen.

Ingredients

For the sweet potato base

Nonstick cooking spray
3 cups (600 g) mashed, cooked sweet potatoes
½

Americas
United States
Leftovers
Side dish
Vegetarian
Autumn

Method

To make the sweet potato base

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190.5°C, or gas mark 5). Coat a 10-inch (25 cm) baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, stir together the sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, milk, bu