Sweet Potato Casserole
A classic sweet potato casserole recipe for the holidays topped with a crisp pecan streusel, a favorite Thanksgiving side dish!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
Total Time2 hours hrs
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 458kcal
Filling
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes
- 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Topping
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- pinch kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled, cut in cubes
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 400º.
Wash sweet potatoes and pierce with fork. Place on lined baking sheet and roast until very tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool slightly. Turn oven down to 375º.
Meanwhile, make topping. Stir together flour, sugar and salt in medium bowl. Add chilled cubed butter and cut in with fingertips or pastry blender until consistency of coarse crumbs.
Add chopped pecans and toss to mix, set aside or refrigerate until ready to assemble.
Scoop out sweet potatoes from their skins into large bowl. Mash with a potato masher or fork.
Add brown sugar, melted butter, maple syrup, cream, vanilla and spices, mix with handheld mixer until well combined and smooth.
Place sweet potato filling in 1½- to 2-quart casserole dish and smooth the top. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the sweet potatoes.
Bake uncovered at 375º for 30 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes and serve.
- Totally optional, but if you must, you can dot the casserole with ¼ cup mini marshmallows.
- I used an 8" by 11" glass baking dish, about a 2-quart size baking dish.
- You can use light brown sugar instead of dark.
- I only use pure maple syrup.
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 670mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 24596IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg