Description
A comforting sweet potato casserole with a smooth, sweet mash base and a crisp, buttery pecan streusel topping. Perfect for holidays or cozy family dinners.
Ingredients
For the Mashed Sweet Potatoes:
4 large sweet potatoes
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
For the Streusel Topping:
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Cook sweet potatoes by boiling, baking, or microwaving until soft. Let cool slightly, then peel and mash.
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C) and grease a 2-quart baking dish.
- In a large bowl, beat mashed sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs, and melted butter with a mixer for 4–5 minutes until smooth.
- Spread mixture into the prepared dish and bake for 25 minutes until heated through.
- Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, flour, pecans, and melted butter in a small bowl until crumbly.
- Sprinkle topping evenly over casserole and bake another 10–15 minutes until topping is golden and crisp.
- Let set briefly and serve warm. Cover with foil if holding before serving.
Notes
- Add cinnamon or nutmeg to the mash for a spiced twist.
- Use marshmallows, oats, or maple syrup for topping variation.
- Prepare up to a day in advance without topping; add streusel just before baking.
- Gluten-free with GF flour; dairy-free with vegan butter and egg substitutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (+sweet potato cook time)
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of casserole
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
