The Best Sweet Potato Casserole

5 from 8 votes

The Best Sweet Potato Casserole

The best sweet potato casserole is smooth and creamy, sprinkled with a brown sugar pecan mixture. It's a sweet and savory side dish that is perfect for the holidays!

Prep Time25

Cook Time30

Total Time55

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: sweet potato casserole, sweet potato casserole recipe

Servings: people

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter

Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Prepare a 1 1/2 to 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk, and melted butter. Pour into prepared casserole dish.
To make the topping: Combine brown sugar, flour, melted butter, and chopped pecans. Sprinkle over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until cooked throughout and the top is lightly brown.

Video

Notes

Updated on November 8, 2021

Original Post was on November 6, 2014

Nutrition

QR code

Scan this QR code with your phone's camera to view this recipe on your mobile device.

The Best Sweet Potato Casserole https://neuro-daily.report/best-sweet-potato-casserole/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-76386":{"type":"food","name":"The Best Sweet Potato Casserole","slug":"wprm-the-best-sweet-potato-casserole","image_url":"https:\/\/therecipecritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sweetpotatocasserole2-2.jpg","rating":{"count":8,"total":40,"average":5,"type":{"comment":8,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"3","unit":"cups","name":"mashed sweet potatoes","notes":"","unit_id":122216,"id":12166,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3","unit":"cups","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"brown sugar","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":1069,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"2","unit":"large","name":"eggs","notes":"lightly beaten","unit_id":122215,"id":847,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"large","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"large","unitParsed":"large"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"vanilla","notes":"","unit_id":122218,"id":715,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"milk","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":779,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"melted butter","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":1445,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"brown sugar","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":1069,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":8,"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","name":"flour","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":1073,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":9,"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","name":"melted butter","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":1445,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":10,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"chopped pecans","notes":"","unit_id":122214,"id":2764,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1779848621000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}}],"originalServings":"12","originalServingsParsed":12,"currentServings":"12","currentServingsParsed":12,"currentServingsFormatted":"12","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"favorite":false,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"collection":{"servingsUnit":"people","servingsUnitRaw":"people","originalServings":"12","originalServingsParsed":12,"type":"recipe","recipeId":76386,"name":"The Best Sweet Potato Casserole","image":"https:\/\/therecipecritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sweetpotatocasserole2-2-300x300.jpg","servings":12,"parent_id":"10255","parent_url":"https:\/\/therecipecritic.com\/best-sweet-potato-casserole\/","cachedAt":1779848621,"modifiedAt":1769171724}}}