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    Home > Recipes > Side Dishes

    Maple Sweet Potato Casserole

    Published: Nov 17, 2020 | Updated: May 15, 2022

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    This Maple Sweet Potato Casserole has a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping and is just sweet enough!

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    This Maple Sweet Potato Casserole has a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping and is just sweet enough!

    When I was little there were two Thanksgiving sides that I couldn’t do without: Nana’s Cranberry Chutney and sweet potato casserole.

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    I was a foodie before being into food was cool. Thanksgiving was my Holiday. My happy place. Not only were there a dozen pies to choose from, but there was a dessert masquerading as a side dish! Let’s be honest, sweet potato casserole is a dessert!

    Oh, and, you were encouraged to eat the leftovers for breakfast! I was pretty sure that Heaven was something like Thanksgiving.

    Since I have been in the restaurant industry, Thanksgiving has been more like a grind than heavenly. This is normally the busiest time of the year and Thanksgiving is one of our busiest services. Honestly, I am grateful for the break that “these unprecedented times” have provided.

    I know it isn’t great on many levels, but I am looking forward to eating my maple sweet potato casserole at a table with family and not making savory sweet potato soufflées to order like last year. I whipped a gallon of eggs whites BY HAND à la minute last year. You’re welcome Xavier.

    Maple Sweet Potato Casserole in dish and on white plate

    Maple Sweet Potato Casserole

    Chef Lindsey
    This Maple Sweet Potato Casserole has a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping and is just sweet enough!
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    Prep Time 45 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 people
    Calories 381 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    For the Filling:

    • 3 pounds sweet potatoes (pealed and cubed)
    • ⅔ cup maple syrup (the real kind, please and thank you)
    • 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
    • ¼ cup milk
    • ½ cup butter (cubed)
    • 1 t kosher salt

    For the Topping:

    • ½ cup dark brown sugar (packed)
    • ½ cup all-purpose flour
    • 5 tablespoons butter (melted )
    • 1 cup pecans (chopped, toasted)
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    Makes: 9inch9 x 9inch rectangle
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350°
    • Boil sweet potatoes in cold water, just covering, until fork tender. Drain well.
    • Process into a puree in a food processor, immersion blender or in a ricer.
    • While the potatoes are still warm add the butter, stirring until it melts. Then add the maple syrup, eggs, milk, vanilla and salt.
    • Pour into a 1 ½ - 2 quart casserole dish.
    • Mix all the topping ingredients together in a medium bowl and sprinkle over the top.
    • Bake 30-40 minutes until bubbling.

    Video Instructions

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    Notes

    I did like this casserole better when it was prepared right before baking, but an overnight stay in the refrigerator wasn’t the end of the world. IF you do want to make it in advance (and I feel that), then make the filling, put it in the dish and keep it covered in the refrigerator until the day of. Add the topping then bake. This will keep the topping crisp. You could also make the whole thing ahead and the refresh it in the oven before serving.
    I halved this recipe for the dish that you see in the photos and in the video
    Keyword holiday dish, maple recipes, pecan recipes, sweet potato, thanksgiving
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    This Maple Sweet Potato Casserole has a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping and is just sweet enough!
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    1. Victoria West says

      December 30, 2022 at 9:33 pm

      Where did the milk fit in this recipe? I read this 5x & never saw it added. Thank you!

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      • Chef Lindsey says

        January 01, 2023 at 10:10 am

        Hi Victoria, great catch! I've updated the recipe instructions, enjoy! 💜

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