Southern Praline Sweet Potato Casserole
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 6 large sweet potatoes (about 5 1/2 pounds)
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
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For the Praline Topping
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 3⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1⁄2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pierce potatoes several times with a fork or icepick and place on a baking pan; bake in preheated oven 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender; set aside until cool.
- In a small pan, heat milk and butter until hot but not boiling; keep warm.
- Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the insides into a mixing bowl and discard the skins.
- Mash the potatoes with whatever method you prefer (masher, ricer, food mill, etc).
- Stir milk into potatoes; add eggs and continue to blend until well combined; stir in brown sugar.
- Butter a 9 X 13 inch casserole or baking dish and spread mixture into pan; set aside while making topping.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat; stir in the brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream.
- and pecans.
- Heat to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, 5-7 minutes (if mixture starts to boil, reduce heat slightly to maintain a simmer).
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour topping over potatoes in dish, spreading with spatula.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until slightly crusty and set.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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This was absolutely outstanding!! A huge hit at our Thanksgiving potluck luncheon at work. I made a few changes as follows: to filling mixture, I added 1 banana, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. I used evaporated skim milk in place of the heavy cream and margarine in place of the butter. I had to cook it longer than the recipe called for (about 45 minutes to 1 hour ) It tasted even better the next day!!! People who did not even know that I brought it were asking me if I had tried it, and begged for the recipe when I told them that it was my dish!! Thank you Sue L for this new Thanksgiving staple in our house.
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This was absolutely outstanding!! A huge hit at our Thanksgiving potluck luncheon at work. I made a few changes as follows: to filling mixture, I added 1 banana, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. I used evaporated skim milk in place of the heavy cream and margarine in place of the butter. I had to cook it longer than the recipe called for (about 45 minutes to 1 hour ) It tasted even better the next day!!! People who did not even know that I brought it were asking me if I had tried it, and begged for the recipe when I told them that it was my dish!! Thank you Sue L for this new Thanksgiving staple in our house.
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Cincinnati
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