GOURMET SWEET POTATO CLASSIC RECIPE

Gourmet Sweet Potato Classic Recipe image

Provided by flowerpower3034

Number Of Ingredients 12

5 * 5 sweet potatoes
1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 * 1/4 cup butter
2 * 2 eggs
1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 * 1/2 cup white sugar
2 * 2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 * 1/4 cup butter, softened
3 * 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 * 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

# Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. # Bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften. Cool slightly, peel, and mash. # In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. # In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture. # Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned