Sweet Potato Casserole

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

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

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