Auntie Em's Sweet Potato Souffle

Bake up this crowd-pleasing sweet potato souffle with crunchy pecans next Thanksgiving or Christmas and prepare for your large party to be impressed.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 643 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 12 large sweet potatoes, peeled
• 0.66666668653488 cup milk
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 3.5 sticks butter, melted, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.

Step 3

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain; transfer to a large bowl and mash.

Step 4

Mix brown sugar and flour together in another bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 sticks melted butter, a little at a time, until incorporated. Stir in pecans.

Step 5

Mix mashed sweet potatoes, remaining butter, white sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together. Spread sweet potato mixture into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with brown sugar topping.