Description
My Granny has the most delicious easy sweet potato casserole with pecan topping. It is a family favorite that we make every year for special occasions.
Scale
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 stick of butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
Pecan Topping
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
Instructions
Make Sweet Potato Layer
- Peel and chop sweet potatoes. Boil on the stovetop until tender.
- Drain sweet potatoes and add to a mixing bowl.
- Add 1 stick of melted butter, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Mix with a hand mixer until smooth.
- If needed, you can add more milk depending on the consistency of the sweet potato mixture.
- Pour sweet potato mixture into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish.
Make Pecan Topping
- Add 1 stick of melted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups of shredded coconut flakes, 1 1/2 cups of chopped pecans or walnuts to a bowl.
- Mix completely.
- Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the sweet potato layer.
Cook
- Bake at 350 F (177 C) for about 30 minutes.
Notes
Walnuts can be used in place of pecans.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 432
- Sugar: 45 g
- Sodium: 146 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 53 mg
Keywords: sweet potato dessert, southern sweet potato casserole, baked sweet potato casserole, sweet potato pecans