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Alright my friends, I mentioned to you that I have a recipe for the BEST damn sweet potato casserole you’ll ever eat and you asked me to share it with you before Thanksgiving! Full disclosure: this is NOT my recipe. I actually don’t know the original author of it, as a friend wrote it down for me in my wedding cookbook (my bridesmaids had all our friends and family write down their favorite recipes for us!). It’s a recipe she’s made for awhile now, and passed it down to me..and now it’s our FAVORITE part of our Thanksgiving meal!
- 1 1/2 cup white sugar (I buy organic)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 6 TBSP melted unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup milk (any milk will do, I've used dairy-free)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3-4 sweet potatoes (peeled, then cooked or baked)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 cup coconut shavings/flakes
- 1 cup chopped pecans (I chop them in a food processor)
- 7 TBSP melted butter
- Boil (or bake) sweet potatoes until they feel soft when poked with a fork.
- Mix all casserole ingredients together in a blender (or food processor) and pour into a 9x13 casserole dish.
- Mix topping ingredients together until mixture becomes crumbly, then spread over sweet potato mixture.
- Bake at 350F for 35-45 minutes, uncovered (until topping is golden brown. I start at 35 and go up from there).
Hi Lauren! Have you ever made this ahead of time?
Only the morning of!
So just before you serve? Do you think it would warm up well if the day before it was made and then reheat whole thing?
Hi! You can totally make it the night before and stick it in the fridge, I just wouldn’t add the topping until before you cook it!
Can you make this the day before? How many does I️t serve?
Hi! How many people does this serve?
Hi! I would say 8-10 small servings.
I have made this almost exact recipe before but use orange juice instead of milk! Makes it nice and fluffy with a hint of citrus.
I’m so use to marshmallows on my casserole. Do you think adding them to just the edges a bit would he a good addition or no?
How do you bake the sweet potatoes?
I boil them!
Any reason white sweet potatoes won’t work for this recipe?
Not that I know of!
Have you ever tried to make this dairy free with vegan butter or coconut oil?
Vegan butter, yes! Works great.
Have you ever done gluten free flour or just omitted it?
I’ve used almond flour and it’s great!
Made this last year and about to double up the recipe for this Thanksgiving…this is 100% is THE BEST EVER!!! Thanks Lauren!
Have you ever tried this with Swerve instead of white sugar?
I have seen many recipes close to this. I make a almost identical recipe except for the sugar. I find if you bake your potatoes the sweeten up quite a bit. Cinnamon is also added in potatoes or in top mixture. Recipe also only calls for brown sugar on top of potatoes. I have seen liquid vary from milk to OJ. Which ever way sweet potato casserole with this type of crunchy topping is delicious.
Sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes?
Hi Lauren!
Should this be served warm? Debating on baking w the topping now (10am) or just wait til the feast at like 7pm? Thanks!