Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed sweet potatoes enriched with butter, vanilla, and cinnamon, baked with a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping - seasoning the base itself, not just the streusel, is what most rushed versions skip, leaving the inside bland under a sweet crust.
⏱ 50 min🍽 8 servings
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Ingredients
- •4 sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed
- •1/2 cup brown sugar
- •2 eggs
- •1/4 cup butter, melted (for the base)
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
- •1/2 tsp cinnamon
- •1/2 cup chopped pecans
- •1/4 cup melted butter
Steps
- 1.Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2.Mix the mashed sweet potatoes with half the brown sugar, the eggs, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon, then spread into a baking dish - seasoning the base itself is what keeps it from tasting bland under the sweet topping.
- 3.Mix the pecans, remaining brown sugar, and melted butter, then sprinkle over the top.
- 4.Bake for 30 minutes until set and golden.