Name: Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups mashed sweet potatoes; ¾ cup brown sugar (packed); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup brown sugar; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted); ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ pecans (chopped)

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A holiday staple this Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe is super easy to put together and it is stopped with a delicious streusel topping that makes it an irresistible side dish!

Are you a lover of sweet potatoes? If you are then I know you already love a good Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe! They are one of my favorites during the holidays.

No matter the gathering whether it be Christmas or Thanksgiving, someone brings the Sweet Potato Casserole! We have been doing a lot of Friendsgivings and we always tasked with making it.

We love all of our friends and always make sure that we have an extra gathering outside of the holidays for just all of us to get together and be thankful for one another.

It’s been a tradition for years and we absolutely love it. Just as much as I love this Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe, it is super easy side dish to whip up and that is my favorite part.

Full of spices and a crunchy topping, you just can’t go wrong with this recipe! Some people love the marshmallow topping but I’m all about the streusel topping on mine.

Some of my favorite other favorite holiday sides we have on our site include: Crockpot Mashed Potatoes, Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole and Corn Casserole!

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

Readily available ingredients help this dish come together nicely.
The addition of the streusel topping really gives it flavor and a texture contrast.
You can double this and make it in two dishes to serve a large crowd!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):

Mashed sweet potatoes
Light brown sugar
Unsalted butter
Eggs
Milk
Salt
All-purpose flour
Pecans

HOW TO MAKE A SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE RECIPE, STEP BY STEP:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a medium size bowl combine mashed sweet potatoes, butter, eggs, and salt with a hand mixer.
Once that is fully combined (about 3 minutes) add in your milk and brown sugar and mix again until fully combined.
Pour mixture into a sprayed baking dish., place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
While it bakes, make streusel topping. In a small bowl add all topping ingredients.
Using a spoon or fork mix until a crumble forms.
Once the sweet potato mixture has baked for 25 minutes, take it out of the oven and evenly sprinkle crumble on top. Place back into the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
Once baked, allow to cool for 10 minutes then serve!

CAN I MAKE THIS AHEAD OF TIME?

The beauty of this recipe is that yes you can make it ahead of time! If you want to do that you will only be able to do bake the actual casserole part.

So follow the instructions and bake the sweet potato portion, then make up your streusel topping and you can either keep that separate covered in the refrigerator or top the casserole and cover.

Once you are about ready to eat you will want to sprinkle the streusel on top of the casserole if not already on and then bake it for the remaining amount of time.

WAYS TO PREPARE YOUR SWEET POTATOES FOR MASHING:

We have prepared our sweet potatoes in many different ways including baking, boiling and even in the instant pot. Below I’ll tell you how you can prepare them in each way.

Baking: Bake in the oven at 425 degrees until tender, about 45-50 minutes. Remove the skins and then beat with hand mixer or potato masher.

Instant Pot: Place sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot with 1 cup of water, and place on high pressure for 10 minutes. Remove the skin, beat with hand mixer or mash with potato masher.

Boil: Peel and chop your potatoes into larger chunks and bring to a boil and simmer until fork tender, drain and rinse with cool water. Mash with hand mixer or potato masher.

HOW TO STORE:

Once your Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe has cooled place leftovers in airtight container where it will keep in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Warm up in the microwave or a dish in the oven until heated.

This can also be frozen, again remove any leftovers and place in a freezer container and it should keep frozen for up to 1 month. Let defrost in the refrigerator overnight, then reheat in the oven or the microwave until heated through.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

This can be prepared ahead of time, see my tips above on how to do that.
Double this recipe and bake in 2 baking dishes to serve more potatoes.
There are various ways to prepare your potatoes, I’ve given you several options above.
This can be frozen, see my tips above.
If you want to double your streusel to have more feel free!
Do not try to substitute yams for this recipe.

If you want that staple side dish for the upcoming holidays, then you absolutely have to make my Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe! It is a keeper.

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Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe