Baked Sweet Potatoes
This Baked Sweet Potato Casserole is easy to make and delicious! Topped with a sweet brown sugar topping. A classic side dish perfect for the holidays.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2- 3 large sweet potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons sorghum molasses or molasses of your choice optional
- 1/2 cup sugar
Topping
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup walnut or pecan pieces
Instructions
- Cover sweet potatoes with water in a pot and boil until done. Immediately run cold water over the potatoes to stop the cooking process.
- Peel and mash with hand potato masher.
- Add butter, sugar, milk, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, molasses and beaten egg.
- Stir well. Pour into a sprayed 9 x 9 inch casserole dish. Add the topping.
Topping Instructions
- Mix together the topping ingredients in a bowl and sprinkle over the sweet potatoes.
- Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 35 to 45 minutes.
- This makes about six servings. You can double the recipe.