Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

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sweet potato casserole recipe

Side Dish

Difficulty

Easy

Prep time

15 mins

Cooking time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour

Servings

2

Sweet Potato Casserole, is a perfectly delicious recipe, and a traditional dish often served as a side dish or a dessert. Whether celebrating Thanksgiving or just having a casual family meal, it has a unique way of turning any meal into something special.

Imagine that suddenly some of your friends or family visit your home. You think of serving a delightful dish quickly and even which is easy to prepare. Your go-to recipe is Sweet Potato Casserole, an easy and quick recipe to prepare in your kitchen.

Well, it’s an American cuisine that brings both comfort and joy to the table. It’s a perfect blend of sweetness and warmth.

The steps to prepare Sweet Potato Casserole and complete recipe ingredients are here. You can also find tips to make the dish for vegetarians and vegans.

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe Ingredients

4 sweet potatoes (300g)

100g brown sugar / jaggery powder

50g all-purpose flour

50g walnuts / pecans

Unsalted butter

1 egg

50g sugar powder

Vanilla extract

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe Instructions with Images

1

First, gather the recipe ingredients – sweet potatoes, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, walnuts/pecans, unsalted butter, egg, sugar powder, and vanilla to prepare sweet potato casserole.

2

Start by rinsing all the sweet potatoes under the water to remove any dirt and peel them using a vegetable peeler. Cut off both ends using a sharp knife and slice them into planks or discs, about 1/2 inch thick or as per your preferred size and shape.

3

Place the chopped sweet potatoes in a pot and add enough water to cover them by an inch. Boil them for 10 – 15 minutes and check whether it is properly boiled using a fork.

4

Once it is boiled, drain the water using a colander and smash all of them.

5

Take the mashed potatoes in a bowl, and add 1 egg, 1 cup of sugar powder about 50g, and 3 – 4 drops of vanilla extract to enhance flavor, and mix everything until smooth. After mixing, set aside and consider this as a first mixture to understand the recipe easily in the upcoming process.

6

Take another bowl, add 50g of brown sugar or jaggery powder, 50g of all-purpose flour, walnuts, and butter. Mix everything well and set aside. Consider this as a second mixture to get the recipe instructions easily in the next process.

7

Now, apply butter to the base of a glass or ceramic baking dish and add the first mixture (smashed sweet potatoes, egg, sugar powder, and vanilla extract) as the first layer in the baking dish.

8

After adding the first layer of the dish, add the second mixture (brown sugar, flour, walnuts, and butter) to it. Place some extra walnuts/pecans if you like to make it more attractive.

9

Preheat the oven and bake the dish at 200 degrees C for 30 minutes. You will notice the dish turning its color from the top.

10

Once baked, serve the dish and enjoy by eating both layers together with a spoon.

sweet potato casserole recipe

Nutritional Facts (per serving)

  • Calories: 220 Cal
  • Fat: 10g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Carbohydrates: 30g

Additional tips

What is the best alternative to pecans in sweet potato casserole?

The best alternative to use instead of pecans is walnuts. Walnuts taste good in sweet potato casserole.

What if I don’t like the Vanilla flavor in sweet potato casserole?

Many people don’t like Vanilla or Vanilla-flavored dishes. As an alternative, you can use Maple Syrup, Almond extract, and Coconut extract to make the Sweet Potato Casserole recipe perfect.

How to make it Vegan?

Here’s the details to prepare vegan sweet potato casserole:
1. Swap the butter to vegan butter, coconut oil, or olive oil.
2. Swap egg to flax egg or 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce.

How to make this recipe for vegetarians?

To make this recipe vegetarian, just replace the egg with a flax egg or chia egg. By following this, you can make it a complete vegetarian dish.

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Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Sweet Potato Casserole, is a perfectly delicious recipe, and a traditional dish often served as a side dish or a dessert.

Type: Side dish, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keywords: Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Recipe Yield: 2 servings

Calories: 220

Preparation Time: PT15M

Cooking Time: PT45M

Total Time: PT1H

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 4 sweet potatoes (300g)
  • 100g brown sugar / jaggery powder
  • 50g all-purpose powder
  • 50g walnut / pecans
  • Unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 50g sugar powder
  • Vanilla extract

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