Mom’s Sweet Potato Bake

Name: Mom's Sweet Potato Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8-10 servings.
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

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

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°.

Test Kitchen tips

Store sweet potatoes just like regular potatoes—in a cool, dark place for up to two weeks.

Try some savory sweet potato recipes.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 366 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 84mg cholesterol, 348mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

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

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Kelly

Oct 28, 2018

This is almost exactly how I’ve made my famous sweet potato casserole for years. I devoure the leftovers (even for breakfast). It’s one of the few foods my mother-in-law would actually say something nice about. She can’t stand her yankee DIL is a better cook.
D

Oct 17, 2018

Once baked do you eat it hot or cold?
joememe348

Apr 2, 2018

Made this yesterday with just a couple of slight adjustments; used double the amount of sweet potatoes, 1 cup of brown sugar but kept the rest of the ingredients the same. Everyone LOVED it and this looks like it will be my new go to sweet potato recipe! Thx! Oh, and can be prepped in advance, refrigerated and then baked which is always a good thing to be able to do when hosting 10 for dinner!
marcibanes

Mar 9, 2018

Excellent and so easy to put together. We will make this recipe throughout the year not just for Thanksgiving. The only addition that I will make in the future is to add some cinnamon and nutmeg.
bernerlover

Feb 18, 2018

these were excellent. Made them just as is. company loved them too. Will definitely make again.
janniebelle

Dec 11, 2017

I made this for Thanksgiving, but used two 49 oz cans of sweet potatoes (drained). Because the potatoes were already sweet from the syrup I left out the sugar called for in the recipe, and only used a tablespoon of milk. It still turned out well, although next time I won't use the canned potatoes. The topping really makes this dish extra special. As others have said, don't add the pecans until the butter, flour and brown sugar are crumbly. Thanks for the great recipe!
rllewis7

Nov 28, 2017

This is a southern staple at holidays. My family always makes it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Laura

Nov 22, 2017

Good recipe, however the directions.....For all you new cooks out there, when you're making the topping, be sure to add the pecans after you've already cut your butter/margarine into the flour/brown sugar mixture. Otherwise, you'll be spending tons of time trying to incorporate the butter around the pecans.
Toni

Nov 22, 2017

I have made this for years. If I didn't bring it to Thanksgiving I would be in a lot of trouble! Everyone LOVES it! I cook and mash the potatoes thd night before and refrigerate, then it's a lot less work on the day of dinner ??
sweetpea44

Nov 16, 2017

The best sweet tater recipe ever!!!