![]() ![]() Candied Pecans – My easy candied pecans recipe made with maple syrup, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon gives the sweet potato casserole the perfect amount of crunch in every bite.It all comes together to make this the perfect Fall casserole! Vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt – The vanilla and spices also enhance the flavor of the mashed sweet potatoes.I like using unsalted butter so I can adjust the salt myself. Unsalted butter – This adds richness and flavor to the sweet potatoes.Brown sugar – The molasses in brown sugar complements the sweet potatoes so well.Cold water – You don’t need much! Just enough to create steam to soften the sweet potatoes in the pot.That should give you the 8 cups you need for the recipe. If you can only find small or large ones, make sure to get 2 1/2 lbs worth. Sweet potatoes – The star of the show! I usually buy medium sweet potatoes and peel them.Let’s talk about how incredibly easy it is to bring all this together. Whether it’s a potluck, Thanksgiving, ‘Sidesgiving’, Christmas, Easter, or just dinner with the fam, this classic casserole is by far the BEST side dish! Kinda like a pregame to the real dessert. I’ve always considered and enjoyed this as a side dish served right next to the corn casserole, guava cranberry sauce, and chorizo cornbread stuffing. Would you consider sweet potato casserole a dessert or a side dish? Hard to decide, right? I mean… all types of food make me happy but you know what I mean. There’s just something comforting about the smell of brown sugar and cinnamon, the sweetness of the warm mashed sweet potatoes, candied pecans, and toasted marshmallows that just make me happy. ![]()
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