Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
We make a lot of really yummy Thanksgiving side dishes, but the star of our table is our sweet potato casserole recipe! Over the years I perfected this recipe to the point where my kids beg for the best sweet potato casserole year-round and they know this homemade sweet potato casserole will be gone before anyone gets seconds! I love that this is a seriously easy sweet potato casserole where you can throw it together quickly, make it ahead, and it tastes fabulous every single time. you will love this sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, oats, and nut topping!
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 3 pound can sweet potatoes, drained 1 extra large, 1 regular
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans chopped
- 2 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- 1 cup quick cook oats
- 3/4 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
- In a casserole dish, use a potato masher to mash up the drained sweet potato chunks to your desired level of smoothness. Add eggs, vanilla, white sugar, and milk; combine well.
- In a small bowl mix brown sugar, flour, and quick cook oats. Cut in the butter with pastry knives. Sprinkle mixture on top of swet potato mixture in casserole dish. Sprinkl with walnuts and mini-marshmallows.
- Bake sweet potato casserole for 30-40 minutes.