A Southern take on the traditional sweet potato casserole a creamy sweet potato base covered liberally with a crunchy pecan praline topping This dish is great even at room temperature
Prep Time
25 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch casserole dish.
Mix sweet potatoes
white sugar
1/2 cup butter
milk
eggs
salt
vanilla extract
and cinnamon together in a bowl until smooth; spread into the prepared casserole dish.
Stir brown sugar
pecans
and 1/3 cup butter together in a bowl. Mix flour into pecan mixture using your hands until evenly coated and crumbly; sprinkle over sweet potato mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and praline topping is lightly browned
about 40 minutes. Cool slightly before serving
at least 25 minutes.
Recipe Tip
Use a hand mixer if you want the sweet potato mixture to have a smoother result
or use a wooden spoon if you prefer a more rustic casserole with chunks of sweet potatoes.
