{"id":32371,"date":"2025-09-11T15:45:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=32371"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:45:49","slug":"sweet-potato-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/sweet-potato-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sweet Potato Casserole is a Thanksgiving favorite, but until you’ve tasted this recipe, you haven’t experienced the ultimate version yet. With brown butter, crispy marshmallows, streusel, and pecans, this casserole offers a blend of flavors and textures that will redefine your expectations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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**For the Sweet Potato Filling:**<\/h4>
  • 3 pounds sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed)<\/li>
  • 1\/4 to 1\/3 cup brown sugar<\/li>
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup<\/li>
  • 1\/4 cup unsalted butter (browned)<\/li>
  • 1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon salt<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>
  • Pinch of nutmeg<\/li>
  • 3\/4 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li><\/ul>

    **For the Streusel:**<\/h4>
    • 1\/4 cup light brown sugar<\/li>
    • 1\/2 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>
    • 1\/4 cup unsalted butter (cold and cubed)<\/li>
    • 1\/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)<\/li>
    • 1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li><\/ul>

      **For the Topping:**<\/h4>
      • 1 cup mini marshmallows (or more to taste)<\/li>
      • 1 cup pecans (chopped)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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        **1. Make the Sweet Potato Mash:**<\/h4>
        1. – Place the peeled and cubed sweet potatoes in a pot with salted water covering them by an inch.<\/li>
        2. – Bring the water to a boil and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender.<\/li>
        3. – Drain the water and return the potatoes to the pot to let excess water evaporate.<\/li>
        4. – Mash the sweet potatoes until smooth.<\/li>
        5. – In a pan over medium heat, brown the butter for about 5 to 6 minutes, then transfer it to a bowl to cool.<\/li>
        6. – Add the brown butter to the sweet potato mash along with brown sugar, maple syrup, heavy cream, salt, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix until smooth.<\/li><\/ol>

          **2. Make the Streusel:**<\/h4>
          1. – Combine brown sugar, all-purpose flour, cubed butter, cinnamon, and salt until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.<\/li><\/ol>

            **3. Assemble and Bake:**<\/h4>
            1. – Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/li>
            2. – Transfer the sweet potato filling to a casserole dish and sprinkle the streusel topping and chopped pecans over it.<\/li>
            3. – Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the crumble is golden and crispy.<\/li>
            4. – Remove from the oven, add the marshmallows on top, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes until the marshmallows turn golden.<\/li>
            5. – Let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving warm!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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              Adjust the amount of brown sugar according to your taste preference. Start with 1\/4 cup for less sweetness or use up to 1\/3 cup for a sweeter dish.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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              Sweet Potato Casserole<\/h2>\n\t\t

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              **For the Sweet Potato Filling:**<\/h4>
              • 3 pounds sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed)<\/li>
              • 1\/4 to 1\/3 cup brown sugar<\/li>
              • 2 tablespoons maple syrup<\/li>
              • 1\/4 cup unsalted butter (browned)<\/li>
              • 1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/li>
              • 1 teaspoon salt<\/li>
              • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>
              • Pinch of nutmeg<\/li>
              • 3\/4 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li><\/ul>

                **For the Streusel:**<\/h4>
                • 1\/4 cup light brown sugar<\/li>
                • 1\/2 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>
                • 1\/4 cup unsalted butter (cold and cubed)<\/li>
                • 1\/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)<\/li>
                • 1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li><\/ul>

                  **For the Topping:**<\/h4>
                  • 1 cup mini marshmallows (or more to taste)<\/li>
                  • 1 cup pecans (chopped)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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                    **1. Make the Sweet Potato Mash:**<\/h4>
                    1. – Place the peeled and cubed sweet potatoes in a pot with salted water covering them by an inch.<\/li>
                    2. – Bring the water to a boil and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender.<\/li>
                    3. – Drain the water and return the potatoes to the pot to let excess water evaporate.<\/li>
                    4. – Mash the sweet potatoes until smooth.<\/li>
                    5. – In a pan over medium heat, brown the butter for about 5 to 6 minutes, then transfer it to a bowl to cool.<\/li>
                    6. – Add the brown butter to the sweet potato mash along with brown sugar, maple syrup, heavy cream, salt, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix until smooth.<\/li><\/ol>

                      **2. Make the Streusel:**<\/h4>
                      1. – Combine brown sugar, all-purpose flour, cubed butter, cinnamon, and salt until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.<\/li><\/ol>

                        **3. Assemble and Bake:**<\/h4>
                        1. – Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/li>
                        2. – Transfer the sweet potato filling to a casserole dish and sprinkle the streusel topping and chopped pecans over it.<\/li>
                        3. – Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the crumble is golden and crispy.<\/li>
                        4. – Remove from the oven, add the marshmallows on top, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes until the marshmallows turn golden.<\/li>
                        5. – Let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving warm!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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                          Adjust the amount of brown sugar according to your taste preference. Start with 1\/4 cup for less sweetness or use up to 1\/3 cup for a sweeter dish.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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                          Sweet Potato Casserole is a Thanksgiving favorite, but until you’ve tasted this recipe, you haven’t experienced the ultimate version yet. With brown butter, crispy marshmallows, streusel, and pecans, this casserole offers a blend of flavors and textures that will redefine your expectations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-side-dish","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}