This is the BEST Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe. Hands down. I love the holidays, especially Thanksgiving.
My favorite part about Thanksgiving is the side dishes. I would happily eat a heaping plate of side dishes than the actual turkey!
This Sweet Potato Casserole is the perfect combination of sweet and savory and the brown sugar topping gives the soft mashed potatoes some texture.
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Ingredients in Sweet Potato Casserole:
- sweet potatoes
- sugar
- salt
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- butter
- brown sugar
- pecans
- flour
How to make Sweet Potato Casserole:
The hardest part about this recipe is peeling and cutting the sweet potatoes!
Once you have peeled and cut your sweet potatoes, place them in a large pot, cover with water and boil for 20-30 minutes, or until tender.
Drain water from the pot.
Add sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter to the pot of drained sweet potatoes.
Mash by hand or beat using an electric mixer until almost smooth and well combined.
Spread mixture into a 9×13-inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, pecans and butter to make the brown sugar crumble topping.
Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture in an even layer on top of the sweet potatoes.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and potatoes are heated through completely.
Can I double this recipe?
Yes! You can most definitely double this recipe, in fact we recommend it (it’s that good!).
We do recommend using two separate 9×13 inch pans, because one pan would be too small if you doubled it.
Can you make Sweet Potato Casserole ahead of time?
Yes! If you are making it ahead of time, keep the brown sugar topping separate and sprinkle it on top just before baking.
Cover and refrigerate the mashed sweet potato mixture and brown sugar topping separately in the fridge.
It will reheat best if you remove it from the fridge and let it warm up to room temperature before baking.
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The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Mixture
- 6 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs beaten
- ¼ cup butter melted
Brown Sugar Topping
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Peel and cube sweet potatoes and place in a large pot. Fill with water until potatoes are completely submerged.
- Bring to a boil and boil for 20-30 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender. Drain water.
- Add sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter to the pot of drained sweet potatoes.
- Mash potatoes by hand or use a hand mixer to beat until well combined and almost smooth.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, pecans and butter to make topping.
- Sprinkle topping on top of sweet potato mixture.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and sweet potatoes are heated through completely.
Notes
- If you are making this casserole ahead of time, keep the brown sugar topping separate and sprinkle it on top just before baking. Cover and refrigerate the mashed sweet potato mixture and brown sugar topping separately in the fridge.
- The casserole will reheat best if you remove it from the fridge and let it warm up to room temperature before baking.
Nutrition
Equipment
- 9×13-inch Baking Pan
- large pot
Recipe Details
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Nice and simple. Thank you.
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Ohhhhhhh, yum! This one does look like a keeper! Question: This recipe calls for cooked sweet potatoes. Do you think it matters whether they are baked or boiled?
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Wondering the same thing... does it matter if the sweet potatoes are baked or boiled? Boiling is much faster. :)
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Sounds similar to the one a dinner theater we like to go to makes. http://lacomedia.com/souffle_recipe.htm Very good! I make it every year.
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This looks so good! Can't wait to make it! I love sweet potatoes!
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This looks great! Would this recipe be ok if made a day or two in advance?
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I've been doing this recipe for years it is an all time family favorite, i usually add a cup of coconut to the topping and orange zest to the sweet potato mixture... Pretty darn good. :)
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Ohhhh, just made this and all pretty in the freezer. And then remenberd I forgot the 1/4 cup of butter! Do you think I need to make it again? Or maybe add it on the top,
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Making this today for Thanksgiving! Sounds yummy!
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Thanksgiving Eve I needed a recipe for a Sweet Potato casserole, went on Pinterest & was so confused as to which one recipe to use. I selected this recipe, which the only difference was I added some cinnamon, & it was absolutely delicious. Now I didn't mention that I have never dared for or made a Sweet Potato casserole, however I couldn't eat enough of it as well as my family. The consensus was it was the best Sweet Potato casserole everyone had ever eaten. Thank You for an excellent recipe & I will now start following your site. FIVE STAR RECIPE !!!
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I made this for Thanksgiving and LOVED it. I've always been so skeptical about making sweet potatoes sweeter in casseroles like this and the marshmallows always scared me away. I think that sweet potatoes are just so good as is! But this was AWESOME. Loved it and I will totally be making it again. It was like a little bit of pre-dessert dessert on my Thanksgiving plate :). Thanks for sharing!
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Can this recipe be doubled? Would I just double each ingredient ad listed?
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Funny! My mom had made this same one since I can remember and I love it. I even ousted it on my cooking blog, too. http://whitneywhisk.blogspot.com/2011/11/sweet-potatoes.html?m=1
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I have made one similar to this with roasted bananas instead of the sugar. Very tastie!
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Made this dish for thanksgiving and it was everyone's favorite dish. I was so glad because I've never made anything like it before. Thanks for a great, easy recipe!! I have tried several recipes from this site and so far they have all been delicious.
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Can you put this in a crock pot? If so, how long? Thank you.
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I followed the directions exactly and this casserole was DELICIOUS!! My family raved about it. I will be making this at every Thanksgiving from now on. Thank you !!
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This is what I grew up eating for Thanksgiving! Some like marshmallows, I prefer the brown sugar pecan topping. Love your recipes! Got one for grandmas chicken n dressing (not stuffing)?
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This is delicious, my favorite!
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What are the steps for the instant pot to cook the sweet potatoes? I want to shorten my time of prep by doing that this year instead of boiling them.
