Mom's Sweet Potato Bake Recipe

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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!

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Mom's Sweet Potato Bake Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

10 45 55

Ingredients

3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes (prepared without milk or butter)
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup 2% 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 thermometer reads °160. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 366 calories, 13 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 84 mg cholesterol, 348 mg sodium, 59 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Mom's Sweet Potato Bake in Taste of Home December/January 2000, p35