Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole is a traditional holiday dish in our family. Traditional recipes are the best! They are what make holiday memories so special and the reason that you can’t wait for that Thanksgiving meal:)
This dish is full of sweet potatoes, butter, cinnamon, maple syrup, & vanilla bean paste… and topped with brown sugar, pecans & walnuts. I have been making all of my favorite recipes that my grams & mom made over the years. But, changing a few things to make them my own. I added the maple syrup & vanilla bean paste to this one. And my mom usually only uses pecans but, I used both pecans & walnuts here. I am trying to cut back on how much sugar that is used in this recipe which is why I used part maple syrup and we think that made it taste even better! (don’t tell mom) Vanilla bean paste is just yummy so, no further explanation is needed for that:)
The topping is Ah-mazing..:) Do me a favor and use real butter in this!!
How to make Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole
- First of all, it is easy!
- Cooking the sweet potatoes may be the most time-consuming part of this recipe. But, once they are done and cooled a little it only takes a few minutes to put together. I usually boil the potatoes whole the day before I need them and its so easy to peel and mash them when it is time to make the recipe.
- Stir in the ingredients for the potatoes and pour into a baking dish.
- The topping comes next and if you buy chopped pecan/walnut pieces instead of whole halves that will save so much time. Melt the butter and stir everything together. Layer over the potatoes in the baking dish and press down a bit. Bake and enjoy!!
Happy Friday and enjoy the weekend!
Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 cups mashed sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts and pecans
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter bottom and sides of a 9×9 baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine first 7 ingredients until they are completely combined and smooth.
- Pour into a prepared baking dish.
- Mix together all of the topping ingredients and layer over the potatoes. Press down lightly.
- Cover with foil until the last 10 minutes to prevent the topping from browning too much.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
- Serve hot or at room temperature. My hubs loves it straight out of the fridge:)