I love sweet potato casserole. So, I thought I would share my favorite recipe with you.
Serves 6-8
6 cups mashed sweet potatoes (5 to 6 potatoes, or see note for canned)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups mini marshmallows
Oatmeal Streusel:
1/4 cup quick oats
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter
Rub a little vegetable oil on the skin of each sweet potato and bake them in a preheated 400 degree oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until they are tender. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scrape out the insides and use an electric mixer on high speed to beat the potatoes until they are mashed and smooth. Measure exactly 6 cups of the mashed sweet potato into a large bowl.
Add 3/4 cup brown sugar, heavy cream, melted butter, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt into the sweet potatoes and mix well with the beater until all the ingredients are incorporated. Pour this mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the oats with 2 tablespoons brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut the cold butter into the dry mixture using a pastry knife or a fork. You should have a crumbly mixture with pea-size bits. Sprinkle this oatmeal streusel over the sweet potato mixture and pop it into the oven for 70 to 80 minutes or until the top begins to brown slightly.
When you remove the casserole from the oven immediately spread the marshmallows over the top. Let this sit for about 10 minutes. The heat from the casserole will melt the marshmallows, and then it's ready to serve.
Running out of room in your oven for the holiday? Place sweet potato mixture into a pammed sprayed crock pot. Place streusel over top & cook on high for 4 hours. Take lid off & sprinkle marshmallows on top. Let the heat melt the marshmallows!
Don't wanna mess with cooking the sweet potatoes? Used canned yams instead. It took about 2 large cans Bruces yams & 1 small can.