Sweet Potato Casserole

Name: Sweet Potato Casserole
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 6 large sweet potatoes; 0.25 cup butter; 0.5 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon nutmeg; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.5 cup milk; 2 eggs; 6 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 cup flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 0.25 cup butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1.5 cup mini marshmallows

30m

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato Casserole

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30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Peel and dice six large sweet potatoes.
2Add the diced sweet potatoes to a large pot and cover with water.
3Boil the sweet potatoes until they are fork-tender.
4Drain the sweet potatoes and let them cool off for a bit.
5Add 1/4 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the sweet potatoes.
6Mix all the ingredients together with the sweet potatoes.
7Add 1/2 cup of milk and two eggs to the sweet potato mixture and mix thoroughly.
8Spread half of the sweet potato mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
9In a separate bowl, add 6 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 cup of flour, and 1 cup of packed brown sugar for the cinnamon filling.
10Mash the cinnamon filling ingredients together with a fork until crumbly.
11Spread 3/4 of the cinnamon filling mixture over the sweet potatoes in the baking dish, reserving 1/4 for later.
12Add the remaining sweet potato mixture on top of the cinnamon filling and smooth it over.
13For the topping, in a bowl, combine 1/4 cup of butter, 2 tablespoons of flour, and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
14Use a fork to mash the topping ingredients until crumbly.
15Add 1 cup of chopped pecans to the topping mixture and mix well.
16Spread the pecan topping mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes.
17Add 1 1/2 cups of mini marshmallows over the pecan topping.
18Add the reserved 1/4 of the cinnamon filling on top of the marshmallows.
19Bake the casserole at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

Ingredients

6 large sweet potatoes
0.25 cup butter
0.5 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.5 cup milk
2 eggs
6 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
0.25 cup butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1.5 cup mini marshmallows

Equipment

knifecutting boardlarge potcolanderlarge mixing bowlmixer9x13 baking dishspatulafork

Tips

Marshmallows are an optional but highly recommended topping for sweet potato casserole.

Sweet Potato Casserole

30m

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato Casserole

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30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Peel and dice six large sweet potatoes.
2Add the diced sweet potatoes to a large pot and cover with water.
3Boil the sweet potatoes until they are fork-tender.
4Drain the sweet potatoes and let them cool off for a bit.
5Add 1/4 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the sweet potatoes.
6Mix all the ingredients together with the sweet potatoes.
7Add 1/2 cup of milk and two eggs to the sweet potato mixture and mix thoroughly.
8Spread half of the sweet potato mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
9In a separate bowl, add 6 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 cup of flour, and 1 cup of packed brown sugar for the cinnamon filling.
10Mash the cinnamon filling ingredients together with a fork until crumbly.
11Spread 3/4 of the cinnamon filling mixture over the sweet potatoes in the baking dish, reserving 1/4 for later.
12Add the remaining sweet potato mixture on top of the cinnamon filling and smooth it over.
13For the topping, in a bowl, combine 1/4 cup of butter, 2 tablespoons of flour, and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
14Use a fork to mash the topping ingredients until crumbly.
15Add 1 cup of chopped pecans to the topping mixture and mix well.
16Spread the pecan topping mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes.
17Add 1 1/2 cups of mini marshmallows over the pecan topping.
18Add the reserved 1/4 of the cinnamon filling on top of the marshmallows.
19Bake the casserole at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.