# Sweet Potato Casserole

This is a recipe for a delicious sweet potato casserole, perfect for Thanksgiving, featuring a creamy sweet potato base, a cinnamon filling, and a pecan and marshmallow topping.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large pot
- colander
- large mixing bowl
- mixer
- 9x13 baking dish
- spatula
- fork

## Tips

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

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-20

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