Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

You can't have a holiday dinner without a sweet potato souffle! And this is a wonderful version. I got this from my mother-in-law, who got the recipe from a neighbor.

• 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
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup milk
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup margarine, melted
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
• 4 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat 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.