Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole
Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
About
Ah, few things beat the classics... except for those classics taking on their apex form! That's Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole in a nutshell. It's all the caramel-sweet, fluffy sweet potato you've come to love with marshmallows melted right on top for that extra touch of sweetness. A crunchy, nutty topping weaving across the sunset-orange filling just adds another layer of loveliness to each bite. Whether it's Thanksgiving or not, you'll be thankful for this Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole.
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened, plus 1 tablespoon, melted, divided
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups cornflake cereal, crushed
- 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -Grease a 7x11-inch baking dish.
Step 3 -Bake the sweet potatoes until tender, about 1 hour.
Step 4 -Allow the sweet potatoes to cool until they can be handled safely, about 20 minutes.
Step 5 -Peel and mash the sweet potatoes.
Step 6 -Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Step 7 -In a bowl, add the mashed sweet potatoes, the granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of the butter, the milk, the eggs, the vanilla, and the salt and beat the mixture with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Step 8 -Spoon the sweet potato mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Step 9 -In a small bowl, add the cereal, the pecans, the brown sugar, and the remaining melted butter, and mix to combine.
Step 10 -Sprinkle the cereal mixture over the casserole in diagonal rows, keeping the rows about 2 inches apart.
Step 11 -Bake the casserole for 30 minutes.
Step 12 -Transfer the casserole from the oven and allow it to stand for 10 minutes.
Step 13 -Sprinkle the marshmallows in the spaces between the cereal mixture on the casserole.
Step 14 -Bake until the marshmallows are melted and browning on top, about 10 minutes.
Step 15 -Let the casserole stand for 10 minutes.
Step 16 -Serve.
