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Home » Recipes » Easter » Southern Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Last updated: Mar 24, 2023 by Melissa Riker · 38 Comments

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

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Unbelievably easy sweet potato casserole with a crumbly buttery brown sugar and pecan topping. This Southern Sweet Potato Casserole is one Thanksgiving or holiday dessert recipe you won't want to miss!

sweet potato casserole recipe on white plate

When I was a little girl Thanksgiving was one of my favorite days-right up there with Christmas.  It was a magical day full of all of my favorite foods-stuffing, turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, candied yams, and of course, classic Southern sweet potato casserole recipe. 

Today I'm going to let you in on the recipe that rocked my Thanksgiving world!

sweet potato casserole in white casserole dish
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Ingredients

  • canned yams (I recommend Bruce's)
  • sugar
  • milk
  • egg
  • butter
  • vanilla extract
  • brown sugar
  • all-purpose flour
  • pecans

Step by step

This really is about as easy of a recipe as can be.

  1. Mash the sweet potatoes up. You can decide how smooth you want them, I like mine a little lumpy.
  2. Add in sugar, milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla.
  3. Pour into a casserole dish.
  4. In another bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, and flour. Mash with a fork until it's nice and uniformly crumbly. Stir in the pecans.
  5. Top the casserole with the crumbly pecan mixture.
  6. Bake 25 minutes in the oven and you're all done!
A close up of a bowl of sweet potato casserole

FAQs

Can I make this recipe ahead of time?

Yes! You can make this easily ahead of time. Spread the sweet potato mixture into a casserole dish. Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Make up the topping and store separately in the refrigerator. When you are ready to bake, sprinkle the streusel on top of casserole and bake as directed.

How do I know when my sweet potato casserole is done?

The casserole is done when the topping is golden brown and the center is firm.

Can I freeze this casserole?

Yes again!
If you want to freeze it before baking, you'll need to prep the casserole and topping separately. Prepare sweet potato mixture and spread into casserole dish. Cover with 2 layers of plastic wrap and store in the freezer up to 3 months.
When you are ready to bake the sweet potato casserole, remove from the freezer and allow to thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Make the pecan streusel topping mixture and place on top of casserole and bake as directed.

How do I store leftovers?

Store covered in the refrigerator up to 4 days.

If you’ve tried this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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sweet potato casserole in white baking dish

Unbelievable Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

★★★★★ 4.2 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Melissa Riker
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 25 min
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 9 servings 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: baking
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Unbelievable sweet potato casserole with a crumbly buttery brown sugar and pecan topping. This is one Thanksgiving or holiday dessert recipe you won't want to miss!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 40 oz can yams (I use Bruce's brand), drained
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ½ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Pour yams in a large bowl and mash until desired smoothness. (I leave some lumps.)
  3. Add granulated sugar, milk, egg, 3 tablespoons of butter, and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly blended.
  4. In a smaller bowl combine brown sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons of butter and mash with a fork until crumbly. Stir in pecans.
  5. Pour yam mixture into an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Top with brown sugar mixture. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until top is golden brown and bubbling.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 279
  • Sugar: 25.7 g
  • Sodium: 116.3 mg
  • Fat: 8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 49.6 g
  • Protein: 3.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 20.9 mg

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  1. Tamara says

    November 06, 2022 at 5:57 pm

    This is by far Not Southern Sweet potato casserole.

    ★

    Reply
    • Melissa Riker says

      November 06, 2022 at 6:57 pm

      super curious what you mean by that and if you actually tried the recipe before giving it a one star review?

      ★★★★★

      Reply
  2. Barbara says

    November 25, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    Well I’ve made a few recipes of this casserole and this has by far been the greatest! I love sweet things normally but the sweetness in this recipe was not over the top sweet , it was absolutely perfect!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Gemma says

    September 20, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    What is the secret of melted toppings? Everytime i made this, the toppings taste like it wasn’t done and the sugar is not melted. Please help

    Reply
    • Melissa Riker says

      September 20, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      Hmmm, are you using softened butter in the crumble? I've never had this problem. I use softened butter and really mash it together with a fork with the brown sugar and flour before spreading on top of the sweet potatoes.

      Reply
      • Gemma says

        September 20, 2020 at 8:28 pm

        Yes it is softened. The sweet potato is very good just the toppings.

        Reply
  4. Debbie Bellflower says

    December 01, 2019 at 12:06 am

    I haven't tryed yet but going to tomorrow

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Jennifer says

    November 15, 2019 at 11:31 am

    I would like to try this recipe, but I would like to make a larger amount, say in a 9x13 dish. Would I just double all ingredients? How much would I increase cook time?

    Reply
    • Melissa Riker says

      November 16, 2019 at 1:57 pm

      Yes it doubles easily and the cook time should be the same Jennifer.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 26, 2019 at 7:47 am

        Great! Thank you so much!

        Reply
  6. Melissa says

    July 15, 2019 at 4:31 pm

    perfection! Thanks for another great recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Whitney says

    November 18, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    Hi, hope it's ok to comment on an older recipe. This looks awesome but I have an aversion to canned sweet potatoes. Have you ever made it with fresh sweet potatoes? Do you think I could just steam and mash 40 oz of regular sweet potatoes? Thanks

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      November 19, 2018 at 5:50 pm

      Yes absolutely, steaming fresh potatoes works perfectly in this, I do it all the time! ~Melissa

      Reply
  8. 1955nurse says

    November 11, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    I think I was supposed to put this in the RC, but here goes: I love the idea of the "Spoonable Cornbread" = my Husband always loves Corn cassarole, but no one else does! We will try this out this year, & see how it goes.... Thanks Country Crock website!!!(And we're trying that Sweet Potatoe one above, too - yum!!!) Thanks for the chance....

    Reply
  9. Tawnya S says

    November 11, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    I love Roasted Cauliflower, but I am looking forward to trying the Cranberry-Orange Spiced Green Beans and Spoonable Corn Bread!

    Reply
  10. Nicole B says

    November 11, 2012 at 10:31 am

    This looks like the recipe my mil makes! And I agree, much better than the marshmallow version! And on the Country Crock site - I'm going to try the grilled cheese thing for my kids school lunches!

    Reply
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