Easy Sweet Potato Souffle

Submitted by DossIBS

"We first had this at a family gathering. My wife does not like sweet potatoes, but she LOVED this. We found out this is a recipe from Trisha Yearwood. We've made this for every Thanksgiving we've ever had. It's always a hit!!!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 8 12 Servings
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 5 sweet potatoes
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup softened coconut oil

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease baking sheets.
2. Poke sweet potatoes with fork and bake on a foil covered baking sheet for 1 hour or until they are soft.
3. When the potatoes are cool, enough to handle, peel and place in a large mixing bowl, and mash until smooth.
4. Add eggs, sugar, butter or (1/4 cup butter + 1/4 cup coconut oil), vanilla, milk, and salt. Combine well with a mixer, then pour into the baking dish.
5. ***Topping*** In a medium bowl , combine pecans, brown sugar, flour and butter. Spoon the mixure over the sweet potatoes in the baking dish, making an even layer.
6. Bake until slightly brown (40 minutes) -- then let sit for 5 minutes before serving.