Perfect for big family meals during the holidays.
Check out the recipe below and a photo recap of my family Thanksgiving this year including my Boursin Cheese Appetizer Houseparty.
Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups cornflakes cereal crushed
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour or until tender.
- Let stand until cool to touch. Then cut open the potatoes, scoop out the flesh, and mash the sweet potatoes. Place in a large bowl.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350°.
- Add sugar, butter, milk, eggs, salt, and vanilla to the bowl.
- Beat mashed sweet potatoes mixture at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Spoon potato mixture into a greased 9X13 inch baking dish.
- Combine cornflakes cereal, pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle over casserole in diagonal rows 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle marshmallows in alternate rows between cornflake mixture; bake 10 minutes.
Notes
Let stand until cool to touch. Then cut open the potatoes, scoop out the flesh,
and mash the sweet potatoes. Place in a large bowl.
Add sugar, butter, milk, eggs, salt, and vanilla to the bowl.
Beat mashed sweet mixture at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
Spoon potato mixture into a greased 9X13 inch baking dish.
Combine cornflakes cereal, pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter in a small bowl.
Sprinkle over casserole in diagonal rows 2 inches apart.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
Sprinkle marshmallows in alternate rows between cornflake mixture
and bake 10 minutes until melted.
This casserole is best served hot with the gooey marshmallows and crunchy topping.
Serve this casserole during the holidays.
It’s so popular you won’t have any leftovers!
We had a wonderful trip home and the girl’s loved
visiting with their grandparents and family.
I hosted a Boursin Cheese Appetizer Houseparty at our condo before dinner.
My mom loves to cook just like me.
She’s making her traditional stuffing and cranberry sauce.
My Dad {aka Papa} can’t get enough of his grandbabies!
Ava’s favorite part?
Eating on the balcony and painting her wooden turkey!
Sweet Stella Rose had a fun and delicious first Thanksgiving!
Full moon and Destin, FL from the balcony Thanksgiving night.
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