Gourmet Sweet Potato Souffle

By LovetoCook

Ingredients

• 3 Sweet Potatoes
• 1/8 Tsp. Salt
• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
• 1/4 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 Cup White Sugar
• 2 Tbsp. Heavy Cream
• 3 Tbsp. Butter, softened
• 2 Tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
• 1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Chopped Pecans

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork and put in the oven. Bake the sweet potatoes 35 minutes or until they begin to soften. Cool slightly, peel and mash. In a large mixing bowl, mix the mased sweet potatoes, salt, 3 tablespoons of butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. Transfer to a buttered 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

In a medium bowl, combine 3 tablespoons softened butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.

Bake 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees, or until the topping is crisp and lightly brown.