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The Best Easy Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe – classic Thanksgiving holiday side dish made easy! The praline topping is irresistible!

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Sweet Potato Casserole is my favorite Thanksgiving ( and holiday in general, because I make it for Christmas too ) side dish. It’s sweet, delicious and the praline pecan topping is amazing! For my marshmallow loving kids, I cover the top of this casserole with mini marshmallows and bake just until they are toasted, like in my Classic Sweet Potato Casserole recipe. We never have leftovers from this dish!

This recipe makes the best and easiest Sweet Potato Casserole with the perfect texture and topping. It has been a family favorite for years!

HOW TO MAKE SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE?

The best sweet potato casserole has to have the right texture. It needs to melt in your mouth, be smooth and not watery or soggy. This dish cuts really easy and won’t run all over your plate. Cut peeled sweet potatoes into large chunks and place in a large pot. Cover with water and cook until done. Drain really well. You can also cook sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot ( which is my favorite method ), just like I did in this recipe. Next, mash potatoes really well, until the texture is smooth. Let the potatoes cool for a little bit before adding the rest of the ingredients. Hot potatoes with scramble the eggs. Add butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs and mix well. Spread mixture in a buttered casserole dish, prepare the topping and sprinkle on top. Bake the dish and if desired, top with mini marshmallows and place under broiler or back into the hot oven to toast them.

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CAN I MAKE SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE AHEAD OF TIME?

Cook potatoes till soft, cool completely, then mix with remaining ingredients. Spread mixture in buttered dish and cover the dish with saran wrap. Store in the fridge. Wait to top it with the pecan brown sugar topping just before baking, for best results. You can store the topping mixture in a ziploc bag. After you take the casserole out of the fridge, let it sit in a room temperature for 30 minutes. If you take it from a cold fridge to a hot oven, the dish may shatter.

MORE SWEET POTATO RECIPES:

Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad

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HOW TO COOK SWEET POTATOES FOR CASSEROLE?

The most common way to cook sweet potatoes for a casserole is to peel them, chop them and cook on a stovetop in a pot. Since I had my Instant Pot, I let it do the work and I have the stovetop free to make gravy or the cranberry sauce. You can also cook sweet potatoes baked style, scoop the flesh and mash for the casserole.

HOW TO REHEAT SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE?

To reheat a sweet potato casserole, preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Cover the dish with aluminum foil, to prevent the brown sugar pecan topping from burning, and bake for about 15 minutes.

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Other Thanksgiving side dish recipes:

Slow Cooker Sausage Stuffing

Easy Green Bean Casserole

Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
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The Best Easy Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

A classic Thanksgiving holiday side dish made easy! The praline topping is irresistible! 

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: casserole, holidays
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 485 kcal
Author: Anna
Ingredients
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Butter 2 quart casserole dish. Set aside.
  2. Peel and dice sweet potatoes. Cook in a pot with water until soft.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  4. Once potatoes are cooked, drain and mash. Add butter, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs. Mix well. Using a whisk helps. Spread potato mixture in prepared casserole dish. Set aside.

  5. In another mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour, salt and nuts. Add melted butter and stir with a fork, until it forms crumbly dough.
  6. Sprinkle the topping over the mashed potatoes.
  7. Bake casserole for 25 minutes. If desired, add mini marshmallows. Place dish back in the oven and bake until the marshmallows are toasted, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  8. Cool before serving.
Recipe Notes

To reheat a sweet potato casserole, preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Cover the dish with aluminum foil, to prevent the brown sugar pecan topping from burning, and bake for about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts
The Best Easy Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 485 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 89mg30%
Sodium 449mg20%
Potassium 716mg20%
Carbohydrates 84g28%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 50g56%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 26115IU522%
Vitamin C 4.4mg5%
Calcium 105mg11%
Iron 2.1mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  4. Alba Henao says

    I made this sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving and everybody got crazy about it. now for Christmas my friends and family want it again,
    Awesome!!!!!

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  11. Pamela says

    First time making a sweet potato recipe wow this was great, so easy and turned out perfectly Newbies need to have the as a staple

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  15. Leslie says

    I making this dish every Thanksgiving and Christmas and it’s a hit! It has become a new tradition in our household and is great to prepare the night before.

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  17. Jackie says

    Hi there, this looks delicious and simple yet I feel like there’s steps missing! There’s no temp for initial baking. Or what goes into mixing for the topping. Is there a list I’m not seeing? Thank you!!

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  20. Sylvia M. says

    Has this dish been tried using yams instead of sweet potatoes? (Also, is the brown sugar added to the mashed potatoes or mixed with the flour/nut mixture)?

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    • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

      Hi Sylvia! You need to add 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the potatoes and 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the topping mixture. Sorry if that was not clear. I did not test this recipe using yams. If you are using canned, they will already be sweet and that might cancel out the addition of brown sugar. Let me know what you decide! Thank you!

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    • Janie says

      I always make it ahead putting the potato mixture in the casserole dish & the topping ready in a ziplock bag. I have also frozen with great success.

      Reply

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