Dessert for Dinner Sweet Potato Casserole

Addictingly sweet and awesomely fabulous sweet potato casserole! Perfect dish for someone with a sweet tooth or for those wishing to add something sweet to dinner. Don't forget to add this dish to your table for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 356 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• ½ cup melted butter
• 5 sweet potatoes, sliced, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

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

Step 3

Stir white sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract into mashed sweet potatoes; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 4

Mix pecans, brown sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, and flour together in a bowl. Sprinkle pecan mixture over sweet potato mixture. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until pecans are lightly browned, about 5 more minutes.