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Sweet Potato Casserole

· 4 min read
Mike Martin

This delicacy is only cooked 3 times a year; Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter. This amazingly sweet side is packed with butter, sugar, and everything else to put a smile on your face and make you feel content for hours after you eat it.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 cups mashed potatoes, cooked and peeled
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup softened butter
  • 1 large bag of jet-puffed marshmallows
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Grease a baking dish (I use butter for this)
  3. Combine the following ingredients:
    • 1/2 cup sugar
    • 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 2 large eggs
    • 3/4 cup melted butter
    • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  4. Pour combined ingredients above into greased baking dish
  5. Combine the following ingredients:
    • 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1/3 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/3 cup softened butter
  6. Sprinkle combined ingredients above to evenly coat the potato mixture in the greased pan
  7. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes COVERED with foil
  8. Remove foil and continue to bake for 7 minutes to let the brown sugar mixture caramelize
    • If caramelization does not take place, you should broil on low to speed this process up
  9. Place large marshmallows over baked brown sugar mixture and continue to bake until marshmallows begin to brown.
    • You can also use a blow torch to evenly brown the marshmallows.

Inspired by...

  • My mother in law, Diane Brock