Best Easy Southern Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE (+VIDEO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a large bowl, mash the sweet potatoes and stir in melted butter, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and beaten eggs. Stir until combined well.
• Pour sweet potato mixture into a 2-quart (8-inch square) baking dish.
• In a bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, flour and chopped pecans. Use a fork or your fingers until mixture becomes small crumbles.
• Sprinkle crumbles over sweet potato mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes until topping is golden brown. Let casserole cool for at least 15-20 minutes before serving. This is important as the casserole will set-up as it cools.

EASY SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Toss sweet potatoes with brown sugar in a bowl until coated; arrange in the prepared casserole dish. Top sweet potatoes with marshmallows.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows are browned, 35 minutes.

GRANDMA CAROL'S SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir mashed sweet potatoes, white sugar, 1/2 cup butter, milk, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla together in a large bowl until smooth; transfer to a casserole dish.
• Mix brown sugar, pecans, coconut, and 1/2 cup butter in a bowl; spread atop the filling.
• Bake casserole in preheated oven until topping is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place potatoes on a foil- or parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until very tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to cool briefly, about 5 minutes. Peel.
• Transfer peeled sweet potatoes into a large bowl of an electric mixer fitted with beaters or a whisk attachment. Mix on low speed to begin mashing them. Add 1/2 cup butter and mix until absorbed. Add white sugar, honey, brown sugar, 1 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg; mix until thoroughly blended. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add the heated milk. Taste and adjust salt and nutmeg if needed.
• Grease a 9x13x2-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon softened butter and pour potato mixture into it.
• Pour brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt for topping into a mixing bowl and mix well. Use your fingers to work the chilled butter into the mixture until it resembles oatmeal with some pea-sized pieces of butter in it. Stir in the pecan pieces and mix well. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the top of the sweet potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown and crisp and sweet potatoes are set, but still slightly loose in the center, 30 to 45 minutes.

EASY SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a deep casserole dish with butter.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher in a bowl until no large lumps remain. Stir white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter into the mashed sweet potatoes; transfer to prepared casserole dish. Cover sweet potato mixture with a layer of miniature marshmallows.
• Bake in preheated oven until marshmallows are browned, about 30 minutes.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil and mash potatoes.
• Mix in sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and milk.
• Put in a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• For the topping melt butter and mix in remaining ingredients.
• Sprinkle on top of the potato mixture.
• Bake 25 miutes at 350 degrees.

SOUTHERN CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.