Sweet Potato Casserole

This dish is beyond redemption -- it's really more like a dessert than a side dish. But, boy, is it good ... once a year at Thanksgiving, it's irresistible.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  cups sweet potatoes (or yams, cooked and mashed)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup butter (melted)
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup brown sugar (dark brown is better)
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1  cup pecans, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. In large mixing bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes/yams, sugar, eggs, butter, milk, and vanilla.
2. Pour into a 9" square greased baking dish.
3. Mix brown sugar, flour, pecans and 1/3 cup melted butter together. Sprinkle over potatoes.
4. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.