Sweet Potato Casserole
How do you make easy sweet potato casserole?
- Cook sweet potatoes
- Mash them up, mixing in some spices, eggs, and milk
- Top with your favorite toppings
- Bake
How do you make sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows in the oven?
However, if you love marshmallows on yours, all is not lost, in fact, there are a few things you can do to still get your sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows.
- Add marshmallows at the very end and turn the oven to broil. Broil for 2-3 minutes until marshmallows are slightly browned. This gives you two sweet layers on top, and a fun crunchy surprise until the marshmallows.
- Mix marshmallows in with the brown sugar pecan crumble, and top the casserole. If you do this, just be sure to bake for the first 20-25 minutes covered with foil so as not to burn the marshmallows.
Can you make sweet potato casserole ahead?
How do you mash sweet potatoes for a casserole?
When making the sweet potatoes you need to mash the potatoes, the thing is you are going to be mixing in a bunch of other stuff. So I typically just use a hand mixer to make it quick and easy. Plus you get a nice smooth filling that way too.
But other options include:
- Wire potato Masher
- Forks
- Wire Whisk
Why Bake Sweet Potatoes Not Boil for Sweet Potato Casserole?
I like to keep things simple over here, but I also love making things taste amazing. And with sweet potato casserole, how I suggest you do the initial cook of the sweet potatoes checks both boxes.
Roasting them in the oven is going to bring out a lot of amazing flavors. And intensify the natural sweetness, and caramelize some of the natural sugars in the sweet potatoes.
Plus, roasting on a sheet pan in the oven is a lot less stress and mess then boiling stove top.
But stove top boiling is faster, so if you get in a jam for time, boil away. It isn’t going to ruin this sweet potato casserole. You just get a bit better flavor by roasting instead of boiling, and less chance of watery sweet potato casserole.
If you choose to boil, keep the following in mind:
- Boil whole in the skin– this will help keep them from getting watery
- Don’t poke holes in the skins– You don’t want water to get into the sweet potatoes.
- Keep an eye on them – You want them cooked enough, but not overcooked. But if they are under cooked they will not be smooth and creamy. So watch them.
- They are very easy to peel when you boil them. Also when you bake them.
Do what is best for you!
Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 cups sweet potato baked (approx 3-4 large sweet potatoes or 4-5 medium sized)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1/2 cup milk or evaporated milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven 425º F.
- Wash and place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork.
- Bake until tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
- Let cool until you can handle them, then remove skins.
- Turn oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Add sweet potatoes, brown sugar, eggs, salt, butter, milk and vanilla extract to a large bowl. Mix until smooth.
- Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.
- In medium bowl, mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and flour together.
- Cut in the butter, continue cutting it in until the mixture is coarse. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until the topping is lightly brown.
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Nutrition
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