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Tara Noland

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

This Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe will take you back to your grandmother's kitchen. Growing up, this is what I remember when the family gathered around the dinner table.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 392

Ingredients
  

  • 5 sweet potatoes About 31/2 to 4 lbs.
  • 2 large eggs Lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 2 cups large marshmallows
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • ½ cup chopped pecans

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Peel the skin off the sweet potatoes and cut into slices for even cooking.
  2. Fill a large pot with enough water to cover all the sliced yams, bring to a boil and cook until tender, roughly 15-20 min.
  3. Drain water and mash yams until desired texture is achieved
  4. Let the yams cool for 15-20 min, then add the milk, butter, sugar, Kosher salt, cinnamon, and eggs into the bowl with the mashed sweet potatoes.
  5. Mix all ingredients until smooth.
  6. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Pour the mix into a 9 x 13 inch oven safe dish, top with large and mini marshmallows in any pattern you like and chopped pecans.
  8. Once you have topped your sweet potato mixture with marshmallows, place in oven and cook for 25 min; you can add more time based on how browned you would like your marshmallows.
  9. Allow the casserole to cool for 5 - 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 316mgPotassium: 553mgFiber: 5gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 20293IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 1mg

Notes

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