SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH
PECAN TOPPING
 
4 c. mashed, cooked sweet potatoes (2 to 2 1/2 lb.)
1 egg, beaten
6 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
6 tbsp. butter, melted
2 tbsp. orange juice
3/4 tsp. salt
2/3 c. coarsely chopped pecans

In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes, eggs, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, orange juice, and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Fold in 1/3 cup pecans.

Spoon into a buttered shallow 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/3 cups pecans and remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar on top. Drizzle remaining 3 tablespoons butter on top. Place baking dish on barbecue cooking grids and cook for 30 minutes until heated through.

To cook in a conventional oven, preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.

recipe reviews
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
   #174204
 Helen Delea (New York) says:
This is the best of all the sweet potato recipes I have made. I must make it again for Thanksgiving or my grandchildren will be disappointed.

 

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