Sweet Potato Casserole

I doubled this recipe yesterday for Easter dinner at a friend's home for 12. I reduced the sugar in half since it tasted plenty sweet to me. I only made half again the recipe for the topping and that was more than adequate. I used butter instead of margarine and put it in a 9x13 inch pyrex dish. There wasn't a smidgen remaining and everyone asked for the recipe (even a bachelor). I will definitely make this again. BTW make certain your potatoes are WELL mashed before mixing in the other ingredients; then wisk them separately before adding them to the mashed potatoes. For anyone who might be interested, 6 cups of mashed potatoes resulted from 4.5 lbs. raw potatoes. This was asked at the dinner party.

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I made this last year and it was a hit. I'm making it again this year. I read ALL the reviews first and I doubled it like this: 6 Very Large Potatoes baked for 1.25 hours yielded 7 Cups. (Probably should have baked only 1 hr) I did NOT double the vanilla, eggs, or milk, but tasted with varying amounts of sugar and felt the sugar DID need to be doubled as well as the melted butter. I am freezing this today, I will put it in the frig Wed night. On Thurs, I will add topping and cook. UPDATE**** It turned out great even though it had been frozen and made life MUCH easier on Thanksgiving Day. It was one of the biggest hits of Thanksgiving Day. No need for dessert with this on the table. Very good.

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This is a keeper for sure! I didn't add the sugar to the yams mixture, but basically kept the recipe the same except for butter instead of marg. Everyone loved it, and become my new specialty Christmas dish. Thank you

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This stuff was great. I made this thinking that I would be the only one to partake of it since my family doesn't like sweetpotatoes, and it turned out to be the best part of the meal - my family even said as much. Some of them even came back for seconds on this alone.
I used canned yams instead and added an extra cup, which probably wasn't necessary. I also used walnuts instead of pecans, because that is what I had on hand, and then topped it with mini-marshmallows in the last five min of baking time. I may halve the sugar next time, but it was fantastic. A huge difference over what I've done in the past. Thanks again for posting this. It took my cooking to another level.

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I spent hours researching for a sweet potato casserole recipe since this was my first time making it and I was serving it to lots of people at Thanksgiving. I'm glad I chose this one. Everyone said it was the best sweet potato casserole they've ever eaten. My favorite part was that I assembled it the day before and just popped it in the oven when as the turkey rested. Also, I didn't use the topping from the recipe, I sprinkled mini-marshmallows on top during the last 10 minutes of cooking instead. DELICIOUS is an understatement! This is my newest family favorite!!!

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I make this ALL the time now. It's my family's FAVORITE spc. Thanks SO much for the fantastic recipe. I make as directed, and use White Rice Flour for the topping, so my dh can enjoy it, as he is Gluten Free.

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Very good! I used less sugar than the recipe called for (doubling the recipe, I used 3/4 c sugar) and it was plenty sweet. Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly, and it was a Thanksgiving hit!

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I have been making this for at least 15 years. The only difference with mine is that I only use 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup flour in the topping. I have to double this recipe every time I take it to a gathering because it goes so fast.

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When I doubled this recipe, it had way too much vanilla for my taste. If I make this again, I will definitely reduce the vanilla flavoring. Besides that, the consistency was really good.

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I made this sidedish to go with Ham for Christmas dinner today. It was delicious! I made it as written except for the fact that I used about 4 cups of mashed sweet potatoes. I think that it turned out fine even with too much potato (if there is such a thing). Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

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This dish went to a company Christmas Party where they raved about it. Had to make 10 copies of the recipe. I baked my sweet potatos the previous day and kept them in the refrigerator. It was much easier to peel them and get all the potato out.

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Excellent, will be an every holiday dish

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Easy and simple recipe to make, delicious too.

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Hey laura thanks for bringing back my grandmom's cooking for a little while.This is how i remember it being.I didn't use pecans as nuts aren't popular with the family.As for the margarine i didn't melt it i left it in little peices(kinda like when your making biscuits..) turned out really good.And topped it with marshmellows.YUMMY

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5 star recipe! I made this for Thanksgiving and my husband said, "This is money!" I didn't have pecans and it was still delicious, but next time I make it I will be sure to have all the ingredients:) Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe!

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I've made this both ways, with and without the topping. Both ways are good. No need to double for my family.. it was the perfect amount. I prepared and cooked it, then left it in the fridge over night. Christmas day we just popped it into the microwave.

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I can sure understand why all the great reviews. So easy to prepare and the flavors all blend together so well. I made just as directed and will be serving it with our holiday meal. So good with just the right spices. This will remain a favorite at our house.

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I've made this twice now and both times got compliments and requests for the recipe. I don't add the sugar to the potatoes and it's plenty sweet. I also threw in a little apple pie spice to both the potatoes and topping this last time and everyone loved it. It's pretty easy and is somewhat forgiving if you want to play around with the recipe.

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I love this topping on sweet potatoes / yams MUCH more than the standard marshmallows! I've had the original recipe before and it WAS good but really really sweet, especially for a side dish (rather than a dessert).
I did a few things differently and it came out great! I baked 6 large yams in the oven first and then mashed them with everything from the recipe BUT the sugar. I doubled the amounts since I had double the yams. However, I did not double the topping. It was a big hit!

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Phenomenal!! Left out just a little of the sugar in the sweet potatoes themselves, and didn't add the full amount of pecans. It was sooo good, we all loved it on Thanksgiving and with all the leftovers over the next few days. Will keep this recipe forever. Thanks for sharing!

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