Ruth's Chris Sweet Potato Casserole (2024)

This Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casserole is a copycat of the restaurant version. It’s a layer of creamy sweet potatoes that’s topped with the most delicious brown sugar and pecan streusel. This sweet potato casserole is perfect for your holiday meals!

Sweet potato casserole is a must-have for my family for all of the holidays. This version from Ruth’s Chris Steak House is one of the best I’ve ever had. That crunchy topping is just fabulous when paired with sweet potatoes. This one will become a holiday tradition in your house as it has in mine.

Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole Ingredients

To make Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casserole you will need sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, butter, brown sugar, all purpose flour and pecans.

How Do You Make Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole?

This Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casserole starts with cooked sweet potatoes. Mash the potatoes in a large mixing bowl and combine them with sugar, eggs, melted butter and a bit of vanilla extract. Use a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer to mash the sweet potatoes. This forms the base for the casserole. Spread the sweet potato mixture in a prepared baking dish. Make a streusel topping by mixing together butter, brown sugar, flour and chopped pecans. Pour the pecan topping over the top of the sweet potato base. After that, the casserole goes into the oven and you’ll be ready to eat.

Tips For The Perfect Casserole

• This recipe calls for beating the sweet potatoes with a stand mixer, which makes for light and fluffy sweet potatoes with a few chunks mixed in. If you prefer a super smooth texture, try using a food processor instead.
• This casserole can be assembled up to one day before you plan to bake it. Cover your baking dish with foil and store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat. You will need to add a little more bake time to compensate for starting with a cold casserole.
• This sweet potato casserole pairs perfectly with a variety of meats. I serve this recipe with an herb roasted turkey or Coca Cola ham for an amazing holiday meal. I also serve sweet potato casserole alongside slow cooker whole chicken or steak bites for an everyday weeknight dinner.
• Make your favorite Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse sides with my recipes for lobster mac and cheese, oven baked potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, bacon roasted Brussels sprouts and grilled asparagus.

Flavor Variations

These sweet potatoes are rich and creamy as-is; however, you can change the potatoes to suit your taste.

• Nuts: The traditional recipe calls for chopped pecans in the streusel. If you’re not a fan of pecans, you can use walnuts or simply leave out the nuts altogether.
• Marshmallows: You can add marshmallows by cooking the casserole and then sprinkling mini marshmallows over the top and cooking the casserole in the oven an additional 3-5 minutes. You could also try my classic sweet potato casserole with marshmallows recipe.
• Spices: You can make a holiday spiced casserole by adding a teaspoon of cinnamon and a half teaspoon of nutmeg to the sweet potato base.

Once you try Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casserole with a brown sugar pecan crust, you’ll be hooked! I can’t ever take this off our holiday menu, my family would be so upset if I did. I don’t really blame them, I love it too!

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