Sweet Potato Casserole

SWEET POTATO CASSEFROLE

INGREDIENTS

for Mashed Sweets:

4 Sweet Potatoes

4.5 Tbsp Butter, Browned

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

1/3 Cup Heavy Cream

1 Small Orange, Zest & Juice

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Salt TT

for Pecan Topping

3/4 Cup Pecans, Roughly Chopped

1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour or Oats

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

4 TBSP Butter, Melted

Optional* Marshmallows

HOW TO MAKE IT

Bake sweet potatoes at 350 F / 175 C for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until soft to the touch and sugar begins to oozes out the side.

Allow sweet potatoes to cool for 10 minutes then slice them down the middle and scoop insides into a bowl. Mash with a fork until soft.

Brown 4.5 tbsp butter on the stove and set aside.

Add browned butter, 1/3 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, the zest and juice of a small orange, and salt to the mashed sweet potatoes and fold her in. Taste it and season accordingly. (If you want to add something sweet like cinnamon or nutmeg, now would be the time to do it.)

Add mashed sweet potato mixture to a small, greased casserole dish.

Mix 3/4 cup roughly chopped pecans, 1/4 cup flour or oats, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 4 tbsp melted butter together.

Top sweet potatoes with pecan mixture.

Bake at 350 F / 175 C for 25 minutes.

Garnish with marshmallows and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes or until marshmallows are browned to your liking.

GRUB!!!