Sweet Potato Casserole (with Cooking Video)

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Homemade Sweet Potato Casserole is a classic side dish that graces the table of most holidays.

When it comes to the holidays, it seems like the main dishes get all the glory, but we all know that it is really all about the casseroles, like this one!

Sweet Potato Casserole

This sweet potato casserole begins with real, fresh sweet potatoes, not the stuff out of a can that some people use.

These get baked first. You can do this the day before you want to make the casserole if you like.

sweet potatoes

Isn’t there something nostalgic about using an old-fashioned potato masher?

mashing sweet potatoes

The crumb topping is the final touch for this classic. Brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, pecans…all the good things!

sweet potato casserole ready to bake

This is one of those dishes that has everyone fighting over the leftovers!

Sweet Potato Casserole

No holiday table is complete without sweet potato casserole. And it is one of those dishes that my family tries to get me to make two of every time. That’s how much everyone loves it!

Watch me make Sweet Potato Casserole in the video below:

Sweet Potato Casserole served up

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Sweet Potato Casserole

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread
How to make Classic Sweet Potato Casserole with streusel topping.
5 from 10 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 297 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb sweet potatoes
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ¼ c granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 c milk
  • ½ c brown sugar
  • ¼ c flour
  • ½ c finely chopped pecans
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 6 Tb butter, cold, unsalted

Instructions
 

  • Bake potatoes at 375 for about 90 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted in the middle fairly easily. Allow to cool at least 20-30 minutes, or until you can handle them.
  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Grease a 2 quart baking dish. The dish should be no more than 3 inches deep. Set it aside for now.
  • Cut potatoes in half and scoop insides into a large bowl. Add eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk.
  • Mash together with a potato masher. Mix until it is well combined and somewhat smooth. Little lumps are fine. Pour into the baking dish.
  • In another bowl, mix together the brown sugar, flour, pecans, and cinnamon. Add in the butter. Mix until it is a crumbly, doughy mixture. This is most easily done by hand. Crumble over the top of the potato mixture.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 417mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22g

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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5 thoughts on “Sweet Potato Casserole (with Cooking Video)”

  1. Hi Constance!

    Just want to let you know that I love your recipes!

    About this sweet potato recipe, I wanted to ask whether instead of baking potatoes could you microwave them and get same results? Seeing that you’re just scooping out the inside of the potato.

    Would love to know. Thx so much.

    Ana

    Reply

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