Baked Sweet Potato Casserole

How to make a delicious baked sweet potato casserole! 

Rita’s Baked Sweet Potato Casserole

When I was younger, my mother would make candied sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, then, one magical year she came across a recipe for a sweet potato casserole that literally rocked my world and changed the course of Thanksgiving as I knew it. 

That sounds a bit dramatic, doesn’t it? But, it is true. My mother passed away when I was a young mother and I never had the chance to make this recipe for her, but, I do have the recipe (in her own handwriting) and I treasure it. Every year when we go to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving I’m asked to bring this and it is always a hit, so much so, that my family asks me to make it even when it’s not a holiday. Sometimes, I give in and say yes 😉 but sometimes, I make them wait for a special occasion. 

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: sweet potatoes, casserole, Thanksgiving, Holidays

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 359kcal

Author: Mary Beth

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of sweet potatoes peeled cooked and mashed {the same as you would for mashed potatoes}
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup pecans Optional - I admit this due to food allergies in several family members

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375°.  Cook sweet potatoes by boiling in water for 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly soft but not mushy. Remove from pot and allow to cool.
  
• Once potatoes have cooled down simply pull off the skins. 
  
• Place cooked and peeled potatoes into the bowl of a stand mixer and mash potatoes.
  
• Add eggs, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of butter, salt and cinnamon and blend well.  
  
• Place mixture in casserole.  
  
• If desired, place the pecan halves on top of the mixture. This is where it gets fun-make a snowflake design, your family's monogram, scatter in a random pattern--be as creative [or not] as you choose.  
• Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar over the top and then the rest of the melted butter.  
• Bake for 25 minutes

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Homemade recipes that are passed from one generation to the next are my favorite and I am so thrilled to share this one with you.

Do you have a favorite family recipe that you make for the holiday?

I would absolutely love to hear about it!