Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

In this easy sweet potato casserole with pecans, tender sweet potatoes are baked with a brown sugar and pecan topping. Perfect for your next holiday meal.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 436 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 4 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups brown sugar
• 0.75 cup milk
• 1.5 cups chopped pecans
• 1.3333333730698 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup margarine, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Cover sweet potatoes with water in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.

Step 3

Mash potatoes with white sugar, milk, eggs, salt, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Spread mixture in prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Mix brown sugar, pecans, and flour in another bowl. Pour margarine over pecan mixture; toss until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over potato mixture.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until pecan topping is hard, about 1 hour.