Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole
This Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole is the quintessential Thanksgiving side dish made of creamy, buttery mashed sweet potatoes layered with a crunchy pecan streusel topping. It is an easy make-ahead dish that should never be missing from your holiday table!
Ingredients
- For the sweet potatoes:
- 2.5 lbs Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 4 tbsp Unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup Whole milk
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- For the topping:
- 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp Unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.Spray a 9X13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Next, fill a large stock pot with cold water and add sweet potatoes. Bring the potatoes to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer the potatoes until tender for about 15 minutes. You want the potatoes to at least be fork tender. Drain the potatoes and let cool slightly and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the room temperature butter to the sweet potatoes and using a potato masher, mash the potatoes. Next, add in the milk, brown sugar, eggs, nutmeg, kosher salt, and vanilla extract. Continue to mix until smooth. Transfer the sweet potato mixture to the prepared baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add all of the topping ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Sprinkle the topping mixture over the sweet potatoes and bake until warmed through and golden for about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before serving.
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