Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel (2024)

Simple and classic Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel is a must for Thanksgiving!

This dish deserves some attention. I first posted this casserole back in 2013 – my first year as a blogger. Little did I know, then, just how far this little engine that could would go. It is by far one of my post pinned and popular recipes. I knew at the time that I loved sweet potatoes and, of course, anything sporting the word streusel – but had no idea I had so many friends who shared in this love.

So with that – six years later – a little casserole-make-over seemed warranted.

Like most people, we prepare the same Thanksgiving meal year after year.

Turkey, mashed potatoes, apple-sausage stuffing, spinach au gratin, buttered corn, apple-cranberry relish, caramelized butternut squash, cornbread, and Dad’s Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel.

As far as I can remember, Dad was responsible for the turkey and the sweet potatoes, and Mom had every other dish covered!

INGREDIENTS FOR SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH PECAN STREUSEL:

• • • Baked sweet potatoes, peeled, cooled and mashed
    • White sugar
    • Eggs
    • Milk
    • Vanilla extract
    • Brown sugar
    • Pecans, chopped and whole
    • Flour
    • Melted butter

This dish hits so many perfect notes.

It is sweet and rich, smooth and crunchy. So much goodness in one dish – oh my!

THE SWEET POTATOES CAN BE PREPARED ONE OF THREE WAYS:

• peeling, cubing and boiling
• baking
• using canned

Whatever you have the time and the preference for, they all work beautifully.

I bake them and give ’em a quick mix before combining the rest of the ingredients.

If you choose to go the baked or boiled route, you’ll need six good sized potatoes; if you prefer using the canned sweet potatoes, use 40 ounces.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter a 2 quart oblong baking dish. (11″ x 7″) Set aside.
3. Combine mashed sweet potatoes, white sugar, eggs, 1/3 cup of melted butter, milk and vanilla.
4. Place mixture in the prepared dish.
5. In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, chopped pecans, flour, and 1/3 cup melted butter.
6. Sprinkle streusel over top, adding 1/2 cup or so of whole pecans, and bake for 35 minutes.

Hopefully this dish will become a classic in your house, too!

If you decide to give this casserole a whirl – I’d love your feedback and photos! Tag @ciaochowbambina on Instagram, or share to myPinterestandFacebook page!

Buon Appetito!

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