The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

By peridot728

The Best Sweet Potato Casserole recipe with a crunchy pecan streusel topping!

Ingredients

• FOR THE MASHED SWEET POTATOES:
• 4 large sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 95mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cook sweet potatoes in desired manner, until soft. See notes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 2 qt baking dish with nonstick spray (I use coconut oil spray). Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine cooked sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and melted butter. Beat with an electric mixer for about 4-5 minutes, until fluffy and smooth.
Pour into prepared dish. Bake for 25 minutes.

While baking, prepare streusel topping by combining brown sugar, flour, pecans, and melted butter in a small bowl. Mix with a fork and set aside.

Sprinkle the baked sweet potato mixture with streusel and return to oven for about 10-15 minutes until crumble is lightly browned. Serve immediately or cover with foil and serve in 30 minutes.

Notes:
For the sweet potatoes you can cook them your favorite way. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for one hour. Or pierce with fork and microwave for 15 minutes (or more depending on size). Or peel and boil them for 30 minutes.