8-10 servings
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups cornflakes cereal, crushed
- 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bake sweet potatoes for about 1 hour or until tender. Let cool to touch; peel and mash sweet potatoes.
Change oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Beat mashed sweet potatoes, sugar and next 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon potato mixture into a greased 11 x 7 inch baking dish.
Combine cornflakes cereal and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle diagonally over casserole in rows 2 inches apart.
At 350 degrees, bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle alternate rows with marshmallows. Bake 10 additional minutes. Let stand minutes before serving.
Recipe originally from my sister.
My sister, Lauren, hosts the most amazing Thanksgiving every year. Our family is split on potatoes for Thanksgiving: mashed potatoes vs sweet potato casserole. This side dish definitely makes us sweet potato fans happy.
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