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November 12, 2012 by: Shell

Good-Enough-to-Earn-Honorary-Southerner-Status Sweet Potato Casserole

Where is time going???? Next week is Thanksgiving!

Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Are you hosting this year? Or do you have to bring a dish to wherever you are having Thanksgiving? What is your favorite thing to make?

I know you don’t exactly know me as a recipe blogger, but guess what? My kids do actually have to eat. A lot. I don’t know where they put it all. 

So, I thought I would share my absolute favorite Thanksgiving side.

As you might know, I’m a Yankee married to a Southerner and living in the South. For some reason, no one around here believes that a Yankee can have the best sweet potato casserole recipe EVER, but I do! And after everyone tasted this, they believed me. I think it’s actually good enough to earn me honorary Southerner status.

Now, I didn’t make up this recipe. But, it’s just scribbled on a recipe card in my recipe box and I can’t remember where I found it. But, trust me, this is the best recipe! It is almost sweet enough to count as dessert…but you can count it as a side and STILL get to have dessert.

sweet potato casserole recipes

INGREDIENTS
3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes(I don’t really measure, I think I used 4 sweet potatoes)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS
I bake my sweet potatoes the day before Thanksgiving- wrap in foil, bake at 325 for about 3 hours or until they are soft. You might want to put another sheet of foil below them for easy clean up.
Mix together sweet potatoes, white sugar, 1/2 cup butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Spread into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Mix together 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine, pecans, brown sugar, and flour. Spoon on top of sweet potato mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

There is never any left. Let me know if you try it!

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving side recipe?

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Comments

  1. Ms Bibi says

    November 11, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Out Thanksgiving is a distant memory.

    Can you believe I never made or tasted Sweet Potato Casserole? We were just talking about it with my friends the other day.Maybe next year I will surprise everyone.

  2. Natalie says

    November 11, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    I absolutely love sweet potato casserole. I make it all the time- not just turkey day. Yum.

  3. The Blue Zoo says

    November 11, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    ooooh! Yummy! It would be fun to have a bake off! But who would judge? Aw, who cares! It would just be fun to eat it all! lol

  4. adrienzgirl says

    November 11, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    See…I always thought I didn't like sweet potato casserole because real Southerners make yams and they cover them with marshmallows and it's nasty. Then I saw someone make a real sweet potato casserole and I thought…if I add this, and change that I might actually like that. Voila! I DO like it! I add some really good maple syrup in mine. AMAZING!

    I am going to try this recipe at some point this holiday season though! I'll let you know when I do!

    Thanks for SHARING!

  5. That One Mom says

    November 11, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Um, I'll judge! This sounds heavenly!

  6. MiMi says

    November 11, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    YUMMMMMMY!!! I'm going to try this on TG this year!

  7. chele says

    November 11, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Thanks! Every year I try to add something different to the table. This year, it will be this sweet potato casserole.

  8. blueviolet says

    November 11, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    Baking them the day before is a GREAT idea. YUMMY!

  9. Ma What's 4 dinner says

    November 11, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    Oh soooo yummy Shell! This one looks great. I may have to try it out this year.

    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex

  10. Oka says

    November 11, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    My Dad would love this.

  11. WhisperingWriter says

    November 11, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    Oo I would LOVE this!! I am a huge fan of sweet potato casseroles. Golden Corral used to serve an awesome one.

  12. Rachel says

    November 11, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    I can't bring myself to like sweet potatoes! I'm the only person I know who doesn't like them. Blecch. But I'm not opposed to preparing them for other people, so perhaps I'll try it anyway! 🙂

  13. Mommy Needs a Vacation says

    November 11, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    This recipe looks VERY close to my family's sweet potato souffle! It is delish!! And no, I can't believe it is almost Thanksgiving time! I am traveling back East to my in-laws. Wish me luck!

  14. Sonora says

    November 11, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    I can't believe it is almost Thanksgiving either. Time is really flying. I am not a huge fan of sweet potatoes, but then I haven't tried your recipe. It does look like it would be delicious. It may sound silly, but one of my favorite sides is green bean casserole.

  15. purseblogger says

    November 11, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Oh my gosh that sounds delicious! I am so going to try this. Thank you for posting because I've been assigned to bring a sweet potato side dish and I've been looking around for ideas. Can't wait to try it!

  16. shortmama says

    November 11, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    I only recently got into sweet potatoes! Sounds so good!

  17. For the Love of Naps - Sarah says

    November 11, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    Yum! A cup of sugar – what's not to love.

  18. Lisa says

    November 11, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    MMMm I love sweet potato casserole and pie. Nikki just called and said Drex ate half a jar of sweet potato…I think I NEED some sweet potatoes!

  19. Darlene says

    November 11, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    This sounds really good. I'll have to give it a try!

  20. Joey @ Big Teeth and Clouds says

    November 11, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    Thankfully I don't have to lift a finger for the big dinner. I wonder if I could pass this recipe to the host? Probably bad manners.

  21. Stasha says

    November 11, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    I am not a sweet potato eater. I am weird and I know it.

    One of my favorites is stuffing! I loooove stuffing!

  22. SquirrelQueen says

    November 11, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    Being Southern born I love sweet potatoes. Your recipe sounds a lot like a sweet potato casserole I used to make. I haven't made it in years but after seeing your post I think I will dust off my recipe for Thanksgiving.

  23. Babes Mami says

    November 11, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    This is the recipe that my husbands Mimi uses! It is AMAZING!!

  24. My Momma Drama says

    November 11, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    Oh, THANKSGIVING? Jeez… where the hell did 2010 go? I'm a southerner and can only cook spaghetti. You've got me beat! Hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!

  25. mintifresh says

    November 11, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    I think I ave the same recipe or one very close. It's everyone's favorite! That's what I am taking to our dinner, YUM!

  26. Mo 'Betta says

    November 11, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    My MIL makes this (or very similar) and it is delicious!! And I'm not a big sweet potato fan…it's the topping that makes it! Almost like a dessert, which we all know is my most favorite thing 🙂

  27. Debra says

    November 11, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    I have never had sweet potatoes, I think I will have to try to make them this year. We are having Thanksgiving just our small family it will be our first time ever!

  28. Hyacynth says

    November 12, 2010 at 12:03 am

    Ok, I'm going to trust you here, and try this recipe out for Thanksgiving dinner because I have been designated the sweet potato dish.
    Thanks for something new!

  29. Holly says

    November 12, 2010 at 1:31 am

    Our recipes sound very similar…my hubby is a southerner…maybe that is why (the recipe is his!)

  30. Jill says

    November 12, 2010 at 1:31 am

    Thank goodness I am NOT hosting this year! I'm a cleaner upper, which is fine by me 😉 Looks yummy Shell! I love sweet p's! Send me a doggie bag?

  31. Emmy says

    November 12, 2010 at 1:41 am

    Oh that sounds so good

  32. JDaniel4's Mom says

    November 12, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    We love sweet potatoes here. I will need to try this recipe.

  33. Robyn Lee says

    November 15, 2010 at 12:59 am

    Wow, wow, wow!… This sounds DIVINE!! I might just have to make it for this Thanksgiving! 🙂 Thanks for sharing it!

  34. Tiffany says

    November 23, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Wow! That sounds really yummy! I am making sweet potatoe casserole this year for Thanksgiving and was going to use a friends recipe. But I will be using yours now! Thanks girl! I will tell you how it turned out and what the response was!
    thanks!

  35. Debra says

    November 12, 2012 at 11:32 am

    That does sound yummy. I usually make a whipped potato pie for Thanksgiving – which has 6 eggs in it! This sounds like a good alternative.

  36. Pearl says

    November 12, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    Can’t believe it’s thanksgiving next week already!! Oh what a reminder. Thanks for sharing the recipe:)

  37. Teresa (Embracing the Spectrum) says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    I am not ready for ANY holiday.

  38. Andrea says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Sounds fan-freakin’-tastic to me. YUM!

  39. momof12 says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    We usually serve our sweet potatoes with just butter and I love them that way. I’m not even remotely from the South, so I have never tasted a real sweet potato pie either, but yours sounds really yummy!
    Sandy

  40. Angie says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    I love sweet potatoes – have never eaten them mashed in a casserole though! I might have to try these sometime

  41. JDaniel4's Mom says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    We love sweet potato casseroles at my house. We will have to try yours.

  42. Jackie says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    Mmmm… I absolutely love sweet potato casserole and make one that is very similar to this! And you know what… I’m from the north and it’s an awesome side dish!

  43. Robin says

    November 12, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    Oh my – this sounds soooo yummy. I love sweet potatoes and I’ve been looking for another side dish to make this year for Thanksgiving. This one would be PERFECT!!!

  44. Mary @ A Teachable Mom says

    November 12, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    Sounds delish! I love anything with sweet potatoes so this is perfect for me. What time shall I plan to arrive? 

  45. Susi says

    November 12, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    Mmmmhhh, sounds yummy. I am hosting Thanksgiving this year as we usually do and sweet potato casserole is a staple on our table. I have to make some for my daughter’s Thanksgiving feast at school. 🙂

  46. Leigh Powell Hines @Hinessightblog says

    November 13, 2012 at 9:59 am

    Delicious!!!  Love a sweet potato casserole.

  47. Barbara says

    November 13, 2012 at 10:13 am

    I had never even heard of Sweet Potato Casserole until I moved to the South. We haven’t really done a traditional Thanksgiving in four years, but I’m hoping to be able to do it soon!

  48. John (Daddy Runs a Lot) says

    November 13, 2012 at 11:33 am

    Oh, this sounds absolutely delicious.  And not all that hard . . . but you know what’s easier? If you sent it to me 🙂

    I love sweet potato.

  49. adrienne says

    November 13, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    I’ve made your recipe two years in a row now! Everyone LOVES it!

  50. Stephanie @ Babe's Rockin' Mami says

    November 15, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    I’m going to save this and try it sometime!

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