{"title":"How to Make Sweet Potato Casserole","canonicalUrl":"https://www.showmestepbystep.com/cooking/how-to-make-sweet-potato-casserole","category":{"slug":"cooking","name":"Cooking"},"creator":{"name":"Natashas Kitchen","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pC1xsFPzcrL09DaW4jlBA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJVsY08NaNA"},"tldr":"Whipped sweet potatoes with eggs and vanilla under a buttery brown sugar pecan crumb. The Thanksgiving side that puffs like a souffle. Step by step.","totalDurationSeconds":299,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":[],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Peel and Cut the Sweet Potatoes into 1-Inch Chunks","text":"Peel about four and a half pounds of sweet potatoes and cut them into one-inch pieces.Keep the pieces roughly the same thickness. Uneven chunks cook unevenly, and you end up mashing some pieces that are still firm."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Boil the Sweet Potato Chunks in a Large Pot Until Fork-Tender","text":"Transfer everything to a large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water.Boil uncovered at a medium boil for 10 to 15 minutes, until a fork slides into a piece with no resistance.Preheat the oven to 350F while they cook."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Whip the Hot Sweet Potatoes with a Hand Mixer Until Creamy","text":"A potato masher works. An electric hand mixer works better.Whipping while they are still hot gives you a genuinely creamy texture rather than a lumpy one, and it takes about a minute."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Stir the Egg Mixture and Dried Cranberries into the Mashed Sweet Potatoes","text":"Whisk three eggs with half a cup of sugar, then whisk in the melted butter and vanilla until well combined.Pour that into the hot sweet potatoes and stir it through. The eggs are what give this its souffle texture.Stir in the dried cranberries last."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Add Cold Butter to the Brown Sugar and Flour for the Crumb Topping","text":"In a small bowl, whisk two thirds of a cup of packed brown sugar with a third of a cup of flour.Add three tablespoons of cold unsalted butter, diced small. Cold matters here - warm butter turns the topping into a paste instead of crumbs."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Rub In the Butter and Stir Chopped Pecans into the Crumb Topping","text":"Work the butter into the dry mix with your fingertips until you have pea-sized crumbs.Then stir in a cup of coarsely chopped pecans. Coarse, not fine - you want to actually find pecan pieces in the finished topping."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Spread the Sweet Potatoes in a 9x13 Baking Dish and Cover with Pecan Topping","text":"Spread the sweet potato mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish and smooth the top.Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the whole surface, right to the edges. Bare patches at the edge are where it dries out."},{"number":8,"title":"Step 8: Bake the Sweet Potato Casserole Until the Pecan Topping Is Golden","text":"Bake at 350F until the topping is golden and toasted and the sweet potatoes start puffing at the edges.That puffing is the eggs doing their work. It will settle a little as it cools, which is normal.It is safe to serve as soon as it is cool enough to eat, and it reheats well the next day."}],"recipe":{"servings":"Serves 10 to 12","prepMinutes":25,"cookMinutes":45,"cuisine":"American","ingredients":[{"name":"sweet potatoes","notes":"about 6 cups mashed","amount":"4 1/2 lbs"},{"name":"large eggs","amount":"3"},{"name":"granulated sugar","amount":"1/2 cup"},{"name":"butter","notes":"melted and slightly cooled","amount":"5 Tbsp"},{"name":"vanilla extract","amount":"1/2 Tbsp"},{"name":"dried cranberries","notes":"craisins","amount":"1 cup"},{"name":"packed brown sugar","amount":"2/3 cup"},{"name":"all-purpose flour","amount":"1/3 cup"},{"name":"cold unsalted butter","notes":"diced","amount":"3 Tbsp"},{"name":"pecans","notes":"coarsely chopped","amount":"1 cup"}]},"lastUpdated":"2026-09-12T14:34:32.133Z","published":"2026-09-06T22:43:32.449Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}