Ingredients:
- 3 lbs (1.36 kg) sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (60ml) whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon (2.5ml) ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25ml) ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25ml) ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25g) salt
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (50g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (50g) chopped pecans
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25g) salt
Instructions:
- Boil sweet potatoes until fork-tender. Drain well.
- Mash or beat the cooked sweet potatoes with butter, brown sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt until smooth.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook, swirling occasionally, until it turns golden brown and smells nutty (about 5-7 minutes).
- Remove skillet from heat. Stir in flour, brown sugar, pecans, and salt until combined.
- Spread sweet potato filling evenly into the baking dish. Sprinkle the brown butter pecan topping evenly over the filling.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 30-35 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the filling is heated through. This is the final step for the Sweet Potato Casserole With Pecans recipe
- Let cool slightly before serving.