Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

from thecountrycook.net
55 min
10 servings

This Easy Sweet Potato Casserole has a creamy filling made with canned sweet potatoes and is topped with a brown sugar streusel topping.

Ingredients

  • 29 ounce can sweet potatoes, drained
  • ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 5 Tablespoons salted butter, melted
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a large bowl, mash 29 ounce can sweet potatoes, drained.

  2. 2

    Then stir in ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted, ⅓ cup milk, ¾ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 large eggs, beaten. Stir until combined well.

  3. 3

    Pour sweet potato mixture into a 2-quart (8-inch square) baking dish.

  4. 4

    In a bowl, combine 5 Tablespoons salted butter, melted, ⅔ cup brown sugar, ⅔ cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup chopped pecans. Use a fork or your fingers until mixture becomes small crumbles.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle crumbles over sweet potato mixture.

  6. 6

    Bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes until topping is golden brown. Let casserole cool for at least 15-20 minutes before serving. This is important as the casserole will set-up as it cools.