DEENA'S SWEET POTATO DISH

Deena's Sweet Potato Dish image

This recipe was shared with me years ago when I hosted my first Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends. It's always the first dish that gets emptied completely! Hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

Provided by Jenni Smith McCowan

Time 50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potato
½ cup white sugar
⅓ cup half-and-half
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ (10.5 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
⅓ cup butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup all-purpose flour

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
Beat sweet potato, sugar, half-and-half, eggs, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer; spread into prepared casserole dish. Top sweet potato mixture with marshmallows.
Stir 1/3 cup melted butter, brown sugar, pecans, and flour together in a bowl; sprinkle over marshmallows.
Bake in preheated oven until hot throughout, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.4 g, Cholesterol 29.8 mg, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 62.6 mg, Sugar 23.2 g