We make a lot of really yummy Thanksgiving side dishes, but the star of our table is our sweet potato casserole recipe! Over the years I perfected this recipe to the point where my kids beg for the best sweet potato casserole year-round and they know this homemade sweet potato casserole will be gone before anyone gets seconds! I love that this is a seriously easy sweet potato casserole where you can throw it together quickly, make it ahead, and it tastes fabulous every single time. you will love this sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, oats, and nut topping!
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Best Sweet Potato Casserole
You will love this best sweet potato casserole recipe that is so quick to make and tastes oh-so-yummy! Kids and adults alike will gobble up with sweet potato recipe easy! They love the smooth, creamy sweet potato mixture topped with the toasted brown sugar, quick cook oats, and pecans or walnut with mini marshmallows too! This homemade sweet potato casserole truly has it all!
Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Ready to whip up this fantastic side dish? Let’s grab the ingredients:
- 3+ lb sweet potatoes (drained large & small can)
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teas vanilla
- ½ cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
- 2 TAB milk (or heavy cream)
- 1 cup quick cook oats
- ¾ cup mini marshmallows
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Use a potato masher to cream drained sweet potatoes in your casserole dish.
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Add eggs, vanilla, granulated white sugar and milk until smooth.
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In a small bowl combine brown sugar, flour, and oats. Use a pastry knife to cut in the softeend butter until it is well combined.
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Sprinkle the oat mixture on top of the sweet potato mixture.
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Sprinkle with pecans or walnuts and mini-marshmallows.
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You can cover and put your side dish in your refrigerator for up to 3 days. This is so handy when making dishes ahead for Thanksgiving! When you are ready to cook the sweet potatoes, simply set dish out to come to room temperature while you preheat your oven to 350 F.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
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This smells so amazing cooking you will have a hard time waiting to try it!
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This dish truly has it all – rich creamy sweet potatoes with a decadent crunch on top and even mini marshmallows too.
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I love the added nuts to balance out the sugar, plus I love the way the nutty flavor, the oats, and the sweet potatoes combine.
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This is seriously the best comfort food and a recipe your family will beg for year after year! Yum!
This is the perfect sidedish for Thanksgiving, fall, potlucks, or any time you are looking for a sweet satisfying vegetable casserole!
The BEST sweet potato casserole recipe for Thanksgiving! This homemade side dish is EASY to makee with marshmallows, oats, and nut topping!
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Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pound can sweet potatoes, drained 1 extra large, 1 regular
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans chopped
- 2 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- 1 cup quick cook oats
- 3/4 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
- In a casserole dish, use a potato masher to mash up the drained sweet potato chunks to your desired level of smoothness. Add eggs, vanilla, white sugar, and milk; combine well.
- In a small bowl mix brown sugar, flour, and quick cook oats. Cut in the butter with pastry knives. Sprinkle mixture on top of swet potato mixture in casserole dish. Sprinkl with walnuts and mini-marshmallows.
- Bake sweet potato casserole for 30-40 minutes.
My kids had thirds! This was so yummy, thanks!
Love the crumble topping to give it a little crunch. We will be making this again and again
This actaully is the best sweet potato casserole recipe I’ve tried. Appreciate you sharing the recipe.
this was so easy to make ahead which made my holiday meal prep so easy. thanks
This was beyond delicious. Thanks for the easy directions
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Perfect for thanksgiving. we all loved this yummy twist on a classic. thanks