With Thanksgiving here in ten days, I though I'd share my favorite sweet potato casserole recipe. This is not your typical Thanksgiving-day-yams-with-marshmallow-topping sweet potatoes, this dish has a yummy topping made with brown sugar, pecans, and butter that melts together into a praline flavored crust on top of soft and sweet mashed sweet potato souffle.
Ingredients:- 6 c mashed sweet potatoes
- 2 c sugar
- 1 c melted butter or margarine
- 4 eggs
- 2 t vanilla
(Note: the pictures below are a half recipe)
In a separate bowl, mix together :
- 1 c chopped pecans
- 1/2 c flour
- 1 c brown sugar
- 5-6 T melted butter or margarine
If I use especially fine chopped pecans, or for special occasions when I want the finished product to look especially pretty, I add extra pecan halves on top.
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, (longer if you make this ahead and refrigerate overnight) or until topping is melted together and browning on the edges.
There's something that happens when I add the pecan halves on top that's more than the sum of the separate ingredients--the nuts take on a completely different taste, with a smoky, roasted flavor, which combines with the brown sugar and butter to a make a candied pecan taste that is out of this world.
My husband loves this so much, he eats it as a side dish with his meal, and then usually gets more for dessert. I think it would make a wonderful pie--I keep telling myself that someday I'll try it that way, but it's so good just as it is that I can't bring myself to change it up!
This recipe is linked to:
Meatless Monday at My Sweet and Savory
This Week's Cravings at From My Tiny Kitchen
Mouthwatering Monday at A Southern Fairytale
Tuesday Night Supper Club at Fudge Ripple
Tuesdays at the Table at All the Small Stuff
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed with Grace
Pantry Recipe Swap at Home and Pantry
What's Cooking Wednesday at the King's Court IV
Ultimate Recipe Swap at Life as Mom
Until next time, good cooking, and good eating!
This looks fabulous! (I also have that same baking dish passed down to me from my mom and grandma!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic dish. I am a sweet potato fan. I always have a few sweet potatoes in the house and I bet I can find a way to sneak this in. Yeah.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to thank you for the link and I really want to because this is a great side dish.
ReplyDeleteThe praline topping makes it simple perfection - yum!
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to link this to This Week's Cravings: http://frommytinykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/this-weeks-cravings-thanksgiving-dinner.html
Wonderful recipe, makes me want to go eat again! Just had lunch.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds great! I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteYum, the pecans really make it for me. I'd be going for a big helping of just that top layer with the nuts. Mmmm.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great mix between sweet potatoes and pecan pie! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to This Week's Cravings! We hope you come back next week for "Thanksgiving Left-Overs"
ReplyDeletei love sweet potatoes and this looks scrumptious! this would be the perfect addition to our thanksgiving table...i am going to have to try it. thank you for linking it up to tuesday night supper club.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely side dish! The pecans look beautiful on top, and I can just imagine how yummy this is!
ReplyDeleteHoo boy, does that ever sound and look good. It's definitely going to show up on my table this year. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty and does sound DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteI fall in love with this again every time I make it. Happy Thanksgiving!
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