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Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/sweet-potato-casserole-with-pecans/

Ingredients

The sweet potato mixture

  • 3 lbs sweet potatoes
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon dried ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • salt to taste salt

The pecan streusel topping

  • 4 oz pecans
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • salt to taste salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Wash and pierce the sweet potatoes, wrap them in foil, and bake for 50-60 minutes until tender.
  3. Once cool, scoop out the sweet potatoes into a bowl and mash until smooth.
  4. Add milk, eggs, heavy cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla extract, and salt to the mashed sweet potatoes and whisk until smooth.
  5. Chop the pecans and mix them with flour, brown sugar, melted butter, and salt to create the streusel topping.
  6. Spread the sweet potato mixture into a baking dish and top with the pecan mixture.
  7. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is slightly brown and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
10-12
Calories
389
Total fat
21g
Total carbohydrates
48g
Total protein
6g
Sodium
139mg
Cholesterol
70mg

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