The month of the casserole continues with one of my favorites, the Sweet Potato Casserole. I have a deep love for Thanksgiving food, and sweet potato casserole ranks near the top for me. There is nothing better than a sweet and gooey marshmallow topped casserole paired with a juicy turkey. The best part? This is super easy to make! So if you want to make this for your Thanksgiving dinner this year, you can grab the recipe below!
Sweet Potato Casserole
Ah the sweet potato casserole. So sweet and gooey and just perfect for any Thanksgiving dinner. This is such an easy casserole to make, and pairs well with other Thanksgiving staples like your Green Bean casserole.
For this recipe, a little really does go a long way. I seriously only used two sweet potatoes and made a full 8 by 8 Pyrex pan. You can easily use more potatoes to feed more people, but two was enough for about 4-6 servings.
First thing you are going to want to do is boil the sweet potatoes. I cut mine up in big chunks, leaving the skin on. The skin is a pain to take off raw but falls right off after being boiled. Let them boil about 15 minutes, until they are soft, and you are ready to move on.
Once they are nice and soft and the skin is removed, put the sweet potatoes into a mixing bowl. Then add butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and about 1/3 of your candied pecans. Mash with a potato masher, I got mine from the Dollar Tree, but you can use a fork if you don’t have one.
Once it is mashed, add to a baking pan and top with the rest of your candied pecans.
Lastly, you are going to want to top it all off with a generous helping of mini marshmallows! Bake this guy at 350 for about 20 minutes or until the marshmallows are golden and gooey.
That is it! Once it comes out you are ready to enjoy this baby with the rest of your thanksgiving deliciousness.
Sweet Potato Casserole
This Thanksgiving classic is just like mom used to make. A sweet potato casserole with candies pecans and gooey marshmallows.
Ingredients
- 2 Large Sweet Potatoes
- 1 Bag Mini Marshmallows
- 1 Bag Candied Pecans
- 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Stick Butter
- Cinnamon To taste
- Nutmeg To taste
Instructions
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Cut up sweet potatoes and boil for about 15 minutes.
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Remove skin from potatoes and add to a mixing bowl.
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Add in your butter, brown sugar and vanilla and mash with a potato masher.
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Add in your cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
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Mix in 1/3 of your candied pecans.
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Top with the rest of the pecans. Then add marshmallows on top of those.
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Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until marshmallows are brown and gooey.
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I have never had a sweet potato casserole before. Crazy, right? I think I need to add yours to my Thanksgiving menu!
When I was a kid, I used to love the candied sweet potatoes of Thanksgiving. But I didn’t even know they existed with marshmallows on top until I was much older. I was like, “what have I been missing all my life?” Thanks for the easy recipe.
I’ve never had marshmallows on top of my sweet potato casserole. I’ve seen it done, but always opted to eat my moms, which was topped with a crumble.
this looks so good! You have to have this on your Thanksgiving table!
This sounds amazing! I have never had something like this and wouldn’t have thought to put candy pecans in a dish like this at all!
One of my favorite side dishes for Thanksgiving! I love the adding of pecans to the casserole.
I’m definitely going to have to make this for Thanksgiving this year, I love sweet potatoes!
My mother use to make this every year when I was a child. I’ve totally forgotten about it. Thanks for the journey down memory lane 🙂
I absolutely love anything with sweet potatoes but the rest of my family doesn’t feel the same. This looks like a yummy recipe and I might need to make it as a happy for myself on Thursday 😉
My daughter eats them. But I feel your pain because my husband hates them!
I SO love this side dish! It’s really one of the top favorites at home when the Holidays roll in. Thanks for sharing your version of the recipe, I would love to give it a try.
This looks absolutely delicious! I may just have to add this to my Thanksgiving list of sides. Yum!
Sweet potatoes are like candy to me. I just love sweet potato casserole and I have no idea why we only save it for the holidays!
What a great recipe for Thanksgiving! I so love the side dishes more than the Turkey!
This looks delicious! I made something similar a few years ago and my family really liked it! I’ll have to try this recipe this week when family is visiting.
I love sweet potato casserole at Thanksgiving. It just pairs perfectly with the turkey and stuffing. I switched my use of sugar to maple syrup and the sweet potatoes taste even more delicious.
Wow that looks heavenly. I’ve never had sweet potato casserole but I know my husband would love it as hes a huge fan of those sweet potatoes!
Sweet potato casserole is one of my favorites at Thanksgiving. That little bit of sweet is the perfect mix with all the stuffing and potatoes.
defintely a perfect recipe to pin for for the holidays and give it a try, or even to take as a side dish if you are not hosting
Wow! Such a great treat which I am so inclined to try. I love sweet potatoes but I know only a few recipes whit them, so this would be my new favorite dish, Jess.
I love sweet potatoes and a lot of various recipes that involve them. I’ve never heard of this, but it definitely sounds interesting.
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