Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
55 min
10 servings
441 kcal / serving

This easy sweet potato casserole made with canned sweet potatoes is topped with crunchy pecans for a delicious addition to your holiday meal.

Ingredients

  • 1can cut sweet potatoes, undrained
  • ¾ cupwhite sugar, or more to taste
  • ⅓ cupunsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • ⅓ cupmilk
  • 2 largeeggs
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1 cupchopped pecans
  • ¾ cuppacked brown sugar, or more to taste
  • ⅓ cupall-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cupunsalted butter, melted

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart baking dish.

  2. 2

    To make the sweet potato layer: Place canned sweet potatoes and their liquid in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil.

  3. 3

    Remove from the heat and drain.

  4. 4

    Transfer potatoes to a medium bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher.

  5. 5

    Add white sugar, butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla; mix until well combined.

  6. 6

    Spread evenly into the prepared baking dish.

  7. 7

    To make the topping: Mix pecans, brown sugar, flour, and melted butter in a separate bowl until combined and crumbly.

  8. 8

    Sprinkle over sweet potato mixture.

  9. 9

    Bake casserole in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, about 35 minutes.