Sweet Potato Casserole

Name: Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup flour; 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans preferred); 1/3 stick butter, melted; 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

By Leslie Blythe Casserole, Potatoes, Side dish, Vegetarian Baking

November 19, 2015

This Sweet Potato Casserole is definitely something for holidays and special occasions! The recipe is actually from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Yields: 12 Servings

Ingredients

Crust

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup flour

1 cup chopped nuts (pecans preferred)

1/3 stick butter, melted

Sweet Potato Mixture

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs, well beaten

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

Directions

Crust

1Combine brown sugar, flour, nuts and butter in mixing bowl. Set aside.

Sweet Potato Mixture

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a medium-size casserole dish with nonstick spray.

2Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter in a large mixing bowl in the order listed. Beat thoroughly with a hand mixer to increase the fluffiness of the sweet potato mixture.

3Pour mixture into the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes. (At this point, dish can be covered and refrigerated.)

4Sprinkle the surface of the sweet potato mixture evenly with the crust mixture and return to oven for 10 minutes. Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.

5The brown sugar and pecan crust should be slightly browned and crunchy.

This recipe is from Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

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