Receta Cousin Sharon's Sweet Potato Casserole
I'm enjoying sharing our family's holiday recipes with all of you.
Seriously. I am.
The holiday recipe sections on the blog have been desolate and scarce, to say the least, so it fills me with joy that I can finally fill the empty void in these categories.
The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons have always been traveling adventures for us until recently. Our big move out west cured this.
No traveling for us = more blogging time for me = more yummy recipes for you ;)
Now…the 411 on the picture above….
….sweet potatoes…butter…sugar…pecans…
…that's all you need to know….
This recipe actually fell into my lap 12 years ago. My cousin, Sharon, showed up at my mama's house with this casserole and our lives have never been the same.
I have done some tweaking over the years to it to fit our family's taste buds, but the recipe is still true to hers.
It has become a staple dish in our household every Thanksgiving and Christmas and is usually one of the first things to be gobbled up by Husband Man and the kids.
We love it here…and hopefully you will too!
Cousin Sharon's Sweet Potato Casserole
(serves 9-12)
Ingredients:
For the filling:
- 3 sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed, with skins off
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- For the topping:
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix the mashed potatoes, granulated sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt.
3. Add in the eggs and mix until well blended.
4. Pour all the ingredients in a greased casserole dish.
5. In a separate bowl, mix the topping ingredients. Sprinkle all of the topping ingredients over the mixture in the casserole dish.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is firm and brown.