The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

5 from 4 votes

The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

This Sweet Potato Casserole has a mashed sweet potato base and is topped with a buttery, brown sugar and pecan topping. The perfect Thanksgiving side dish!

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Classic Thanksgiving Recipe, Easy Thanksgiving Side dish, Sweet Potato Recipe, thanksgiving

Servings:

Calories: 542kcal

Equipment

9x13-inch Baking Pan
large pot

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 9x13-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.

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