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Sweet Potato Casserole
Creamy sweet potato casserole topped with gooey marshmallows and crunchy cinnamon streusel—perfectly sweet, cozy, and easy for holiday gatherings.
Servings: 6 servings
servings
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
- 5 pounds sweet potatoes, (peeled and cut into 1” pieces)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (½ stick)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 small egg, optional, but helps the structure
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
Brown Sugar Streusel Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar, (packed)
Instructions
Streusel Topping
- Mix flour, salt, ground cinnamon, butter and dark brown sugar with a fork until a desired crumble texture is achieved. Add more sugar if you want finer crumbs.
Sweet Potatoes
- Bring large pot with water to boil over high heat. Add sweet potato pieces and cook until fork tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain potatoes and place them back into pot or large bowl. Mash potatoes with a potato masher or blend with an electric mixer, until mostly smooth.
- Add butter, brown sugar, salt, vanilla extract, nutmeg and cinnamon and combine
- Add heavy cream and 1 small egg (optional), combine for another minute until well incorporated.
- Transfer sweet-potato mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. Top with 2 cups of mini marshmallows and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
Final Assembly
- Top the sweet potato mixture and marshmallows with the prepared crumble topping.
- Bake at 375F until center is warmed through and marshmallows and topping is lightly browned, 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Potato Casserole
Amount per Serving
Calories
800
% Daily Value*
Fat
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
16
g
100
%
Cholesterol
77
mg
26
%
Sodium
530
mg
23
%
Potassium
1347
mg
38
%
Carbohydrates
134
g
45
%
Fiber
12
g
50
%
Sugar
52
g
58
%
Protein
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
54505
IU
1090
%
Vitamin C
9.1
mg
11
%
Calcium
169
mg
17
%
Iron
3.6
mg
20
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
