Best sweet potato casserole

Name: Best sweet potato casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 40oz can sweet potatoes; 3 Eggs; 3/4 cup milk; 2 cups brown sugar, divided; 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract; Salt1 1/2 tsp; 3/4 tsp Cinnamon; 3/8 cup Butter, melted; 3/4 cup all purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:23:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories390.1 kcal (20%)

Total Fat17.1 g (24%)

Carbs56.2 g (22%)

Sugars33.3 g (37%)

Protein5.6 g (11%)

Sodium371 mg (19%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 x 40 ozcan sweet potatoes

3eggs

¾ cupmilk

2 cupsbrown sugar

divided

1 ½ tspvanilla extract

1 ½ tspSalt

¾ tspcinnamon

⅜ cupButter

melted

¾ cupall purpose flour

1 ½ cupschopped pecans

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease a 13x9 inch baking dish.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mash sweet potatoes. Add eggs, milk, 1 cup brown sugar, vanilla, salt and cinnamon; mix well. Spread evenly in baking dish

Step 3

In a medium bowl, combine butter, flour and remaining 1 cup brown sugar; stir in pecans. Sprinkle evenly over sweet potato mixture.

Step 4

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until topping is browned. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Step 5

For topping twists, prepare recipe as directed, except sprinkle any 1 or more of the following ingredients over the pecan topping before baking. Bacon: 1 cup cooked and crumbled, about 8 slices. Fried onion: 1 cup slightly crushed. Marshmallows: 2 cups mini marshmallows. Coconut: 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut.