Sweet Potato (Yam) Casserole With Marshmallows

Submitted by Nanita

"This is a compilation of a couple of different recipes I found on the web. My husband loves sweet potatoes with LOTS of marshmallows and wanted a casserole like one of his aunts used to make. After a few trials, this was the final incarnation. It is now a Thanksgiving staple for both his and my family's dinners."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (40 ounce) can bruce cut yams, drained
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 (16 ounce) bag miniature marshmallows

directions

1. Spray 1 quart baking dish with Pam.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Mash yams in a large bowl and add brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg, and melted butter.
4. Mix well.
5. Place 1/2 mixture in baking dish.
6. Top with a layer of marshmallows, then add remaining mixture.
7. Bake for 30 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and top with remaining marshmallows.
9. Turn oven to broil and move casserole to the upper middle rack. Broil for approximately 5 minutes or until marshmallows are lightly browned.

Reviews

[cookinrooky]

This was great! I made this for Thanksgiving. I used fresh sweet potatoes and quadrupled the recipe and it was a hit. I did add in some vanilla extract as well and a pinch of nutmeg. This was easy and a success for my first hosted Thanksgiving dinner!

 

[Katie R.]

This casserole is amazing, but if you're like me and feel the need to follow recipes to the letter, you're going to have trouble with the pan size. It says to use a 1 quart baking dish, but just the can of yams alone is 1.25 quarts. I used a 1.5 quart dish and it was JUST big enough. 2 quarts would probably work even better. Otherwise, delicious as is!

 

[CaramelPie]

My daughter made this for Thanksgiving, and we loved it! She baked 2.5 lbs. sweet potatoes, and only used marshmallows on top. Thanks for such an easy and good recipe.

 

[internetnut]

I gave this recipe 5 stars! This recipe was so easy and tasted just good as using fresh cooked sweet potatoes. When I made this recipe I only had one each 15oz and 12oz cans. So I cut down on the other ingredients a bit. Also I used Splenda brown sugar. I didn't use near as many marshmallows as directed. Overall this was so good and I will make this recipe again for sure! Thanks for posting! Christine (internetnut)

 

[SmoochTheCook]

Thank goodness I found this again! I've started doing a lot of the dishes for my family holiday gatherings (18 people) and this was a HUGE hit on Thanksgiving! I'll be making it again for Christmas dinner. My aunt usually makes it and uses nuts in hers, but they enjoyed it more without the nuts...yay! Thanks!