Sunday, November 29, 2009

Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 beaten eggs

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup softened butter


Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, combine sweet potatoes, sugar, melted butter, vanilla and cream. Mix in beaten eggs and stir thoroughly. Pour the mixture into the baking pan. Combine brown sugar and flour in a small bowl, mixing them with a fork. Add the butter and mix with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top of the sweet potato mixture. Bake uncovered for 30-45 minutes.


What I did differently from the recipe:
When I started mixing the brown sugar topping, I got distracted and went a little crazy. So instead of mine being "crumbly" it was definitely smooth like icing. What's a girl to do? I just dropped it in spoonfuls over the sweet potatoes anyway. I figured even though the look wouldn't be right, the taste would be.

What I'll do differently next time:
Not mix the brown sugar mixture so much!

Verdict:
Thumbs up! Very good and very easy. I thought it was very sweet so I might halve the brown sugar topping next time I make it, but other people that ate it said they didn't think it was too sweet. I guess it's just a personal opinion!

Printable version:

Ingredients:

3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 beaten eggs

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup softened butter

Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, combine sweet potatoes, sugar, melted butter, vanilla and cream. Mix in beaten eggs and stir thoroughly. Pour the mixture into the baking pan. Combine brown sugar and flour in a small bowl, mixing them with a fork. Add the butter and mix with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top of the sweet potato mixture. Bake uncovered for 30-45 minutes.

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