Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1/2 cup)
  • Calories:
  • 366
  • Fat:
  • 13 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 84 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 348 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 59 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 5 g

Mom's Sweet Potato Bake

Mom loves sweet potatoes and fixed them often in this creamy, comforting casserole. With its nutty topping, this side dish could almost serve as a dessert. It's a yummy treat!

SERVINGS

8-10

CATEGORY

Side Dish

METHOD

Baked

PREP

10 min.

COOK

45 min.

TOTAL

55 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes (prepared without milk or butter)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, beat the sweet potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, butter, salt and vanilla until smooth. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
    In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads &160;. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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