Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

Tools:

Sweet Potato Base

  • at least 9 inch casserole dish

  • Sweet potatoes - 2 large washed and peeled

  • small mixing bowl

  • Butter - 1/2 cup (1 stick)

  • medium mixing bowl

  • Salt - 1/2 teaspoon

  • large mixing bowl

  • White sugar - 1 cup

  • hand mixer

  • Vanila Extract - 1 tsp

  • sharp knife

  • Eggs - 2 well beaten

  • cutting board

Pecan Crunch Topping

  • pot big and deep enough to boil potatoes

  • Crushed pecans* - 1 cup

  • Butter - 5-6 Tbsp (half a stick plus 1-2 Tbsp)

  • Flour - 1/3 cup

  • Brown sugar - 1 cup

*If you're like me and you can't find pre-crushed pecans and you don't have a food processor, you can dump your pecans into a gallon size ziplock, cover with a clean dish towel, and smash them with a rolling pin. :)

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray your casserole dish with nonstick spray or lightly butter bottom and sides. Fill a big pot about half full of water and set on high on the stove.

  2. Chop your washed and peeled sweet potatoes into medium-ish chunks. Add to the pot of water. Boil until very fork tender.

  3. While your potatoes come to a boil, prep your topping. In a medium bowl, combine crushed pecans, 1/3 cup flour, 1 cup brown sugar, and 5-6 tbsp melted butter. Chill in the fridge until ready to use, keeps it crunchier.

  4. Drain potatoes in a strainer and let them cool there for a bit. Grab your small mixing bowl and wisk 2 eggs until well beaten. Add 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 stick of melted butter and combine well. Set to the side.

  5. In a large mixing bowl, dump in your boiled sweet potato chunks and get to mashing. You can use any method you like to mash the potatoes, just make sure there are few, small lumps.

  6. Once your potatoes are decently mashed, add your egg mixture and 1 cup of white sugar. Grab your hand mixer and beat for 3-4 minutes.

  7. Dump the sweet potato base into your cassserole dish and bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle the pecan topping and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned.

And that's it! I love this dish, it's so simple and so yummy. Everyone always asks for the recipe, so here it is :)