Thanksgiving is a time for family fun and much eating and rejoicing. What does one do when one does not like turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes? One eats a sad, lonely plate of tossed salad and green bean casserole, that's what. Until one day, when a sweet long-lost relative comes to the table with an amazing sweet potato/yam casserole with a pecan streusel topping instead of those ill-placed marshmallows. Here is my saving grace this Turkey Day - I hope y'all enjoy!
Prep. time: 30 minutes
Baking time: 30-45 minutes
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients
Potato Mixture:
- 3 medium sweet potatoes and 3 medium yams (3 cups)
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 TB. butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1-1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/3 Cup sugar
- 1/4 Cup cream (you may also sub half & half)
Streusel Topping:
- 4 TB. chilled butter (1/2 stick)
- 1/4 Cup flour
- 3/4 Cup packed light brown sugar (dark brown sugar is ok too)
- 1/2 Cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking pan and set aside.
- Peel, quarter and boil sweet potatoes for 10-15 minutes until fork tender, drain and dry well. Or, pierce 3 sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave until softened. (This can take anywhere from 6-15 minutes, depending on your microwave and the size of the potatoes, so pay attention the first few timesyou do it!)
- Repeat with the remaining sweet potatoes.When cool enough to handle, peel the sweet potatoes and place in a mixing bowl. Mash with a fork or potato masher.
- Add the salt, butter, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and cream and mix until smooth. Spoon into the baking dish and spread evenly.
For the Streusel topping:
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter, flour and brown sugar.
- Mix with 2 forks or knives, a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of coarse meal.
- Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
- Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes or until the topping is crisp and lightly browned.
Nutritional Information:
Servings 8; Serving Size 3/4 cup (184g); Calories 360; Calories from fat 140; Total fat 16g; Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 190mg; Carbohydrate 53g; Dietary Fiber 4g.
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