Best Gourmet Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Sweet Potato Casserole image

Provided by Jean Anderson

Categories Side Thanksgiving Vegetarian Dinner Sweet Potato/Yam Fall Family Reunion Potluck Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 cups firmly packed unseasoned mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 pounds) (see headnote)
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Butter a 2-quart casserole and set aside.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, beating until smooth. Taste for salt and pepper and adjust as needed.
3. Scoop into the casserole, spreading to the edge and roughing the surface. Bake uncovered on the middle oven shelf for about 45 minutes or until tipped with brown.
4. Serve hot as an accompaniment to roast turkey, chicken, or pork. Good, too, with pork chops.

GOURMET SWEET POTATO CLASSIC

Gourmet Sweet Potato Classic image

Once you taste this, you won't ever go back to the marshmallow-topped variety! I have peeled and cooked in the microwave, and also boiled the sweet potatoes. They taste the same no matter how you cook them. So, use the technique that works best for you!

Provided by Heather

Categories Side Dish Casseroles Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

5 sweet potatoes
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
¼ cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften. Cool slightly, peel, and mash.
In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.6 calories, Carbohydrate 50.7 g, Cholesterol 82.1 mg, Fat 19.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 201.1 mg, Sugar 37.6 g