Southern Praline Sweet Potato Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 6 large sweet potatoes (about 5 1/2 pounds)


• 3/4 cup milk


• 1/2 cup unsalted butter


• 3 eggs, lightly beaten


• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed


• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter


• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg


• 3/4 cup heavy cream


• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans


• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.


• 2 pierce potatoes several times with a fork or icepick and place on a baking pan; bake in preheated oven 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender; set aside until cool.


• 3 in a small pan, heat milk and butter until hot but not boiling; keep warm.


• 4 cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the insides into a mixing bowl and discard the skins.


• 5 mash the potatoes with whatever method you prefer (masher, ricer, food mill, etc).


• 6 stir milk into potatoes; add eggs and continue to blend until well combined; stir in brown sugar.


• 7 butter a 9 x 13 inch casserole or baking dish and spread mixture into pan; set aside while making topping.


• 8 melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat; stir in the brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream.


• 9 and pecans.


• 10 heat to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, 5-7 minutes (if mixture starts to boil, reduce heat slightly to maintain a simmer).


• 11 remove from heat and stir in vanilla.


• 12 pour topping over potatoes in dish, spreading with spatula.


• 13 bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until slightly crusty and set.


• 14 serve immediately.