Description
Creamy Sweet Potato Casserole arrives as a comforting Southern classic that’ll warm hearts around your holiday table. Topped with a crunchy pecan streusel, this dish brings pure Southern charm straight to your dinner celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 large sweet potatoes
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
Seasoning Ingredients:
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Fire up your oven to a toasty 375°F, preparing a 9×13-inch baking dish with a light spray of cooking oil.
- Submerge 4 large peeled and cubed sweet potatoes in boiling water, letting them simmer for 15-20 minutes until fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and transfer them to a spacious mixing bowl, transforming them into a silky smooth mash using a potato masher.
- Incorporate ½ cup melted butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon salt into your sweet potato mixture, stirring until completely blended.
- Roughly chop 1 cup of pecans, creating rustic chunks that will add delightful crunch to your casserole.
- Carefully spread your creamy sweet potato blend evenly across the prepared baking dish.
- Generously scatter the chopped pecans across the surface of the potato mixture.
- Sprinkle 2 cups of mini marshmallows over the top, creating a blanket of sweet, puffy goodness.
- Slide the casserole into the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, watching for marshmallows to turn golden brown and slightly crispy.
- Remove from the oven and let the casserole rest for 5 minutes, allowing the flavors to settle and the dish to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Check potato tenderness by piercing with a fork, ensuring they’re soft but not mushy for the perfect texture.
- Toast pecans lightly in a dry skillet before adding to enhance their nutty flavor and add extra crunch.
- For a lower-sugar version, replace brown sugar with maple syrup or reduce the amount of sugar by half.
- Dairy-free friends can swap butter with coconut oil or margarine, making this dish accessible to more dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 435 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg