Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Sweet Potato Casserole


The weather today has been wet and gloomy... I guess that's why I'm posting tasty and warm comfort foods. This is the perfect holiday sweet potato dish. The hubby and I love it as dessert too! Just thinking of it makes my mouth water. So yummy!

Ingredients
  • 4 cups sweet potato, cubed
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Topping: (double, if desired)
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Put sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with water to cover. Cook over medium high heat until tender; drain and mash.**I baked the sweet potatoes for an hour in a preheated oven at 400 degrees F. Before baking I poked each potato a few times with a fork. Do not wrap the potatoes in foil to bake. After baking I cut each potato in half and scooped out the yummy goodness. The taste is so much better when you BAKE the potatoes first.**
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes, sugar, eggs, salt, butter, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  3. In medium bowl, mix the sugar and flour. Cut in the butter until the mixture is coarse. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until the topping is lightly brown.

Serves: 12
Prep time: 30 min - 1 hour Cook time: 30 min. Ready in: 1 hour
Amount per serving: 195 cal. 7.8 grams fat

- Mindy

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