dessert for dinner sweet potato casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 5 sweet potatoes, sliced, or more to taste
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• topping:
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. drain and immediately peel sweet potatoes; transfer to a large bowl and mash.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• stir white sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract into mashed sweet potatoes; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• mix pecans, brown sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, and flour together in a bowl. sprinkle pecan mixture over sweet potato mixture. cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 25 to 35 minutes. remove aluminum foil and continue baking until pecans are lightly browned, about 5 more minutes.