Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
: Side Dish
Recipe for a Divine Sweet Potato Casserole! Supposedly Ruth's Chris Recipe.
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- ⅓ stick butter, melted
- Combine above ingredients in mixing bowl and set aside
- Sweet Potato Mixture
- 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- ½ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Coat a medium sized casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray
- Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs, and butter in a large mixing bowl in the order listed above.
- Beat thoroughly with a hand mixer to increase the fluffiness of the sweet potato mixture.
- Pour mixture into the baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle the surface of the sweet potato mixture evenly with the crust mixture and return to oven for 10 minutes. Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.
- The brown sugar and pecan crust should be slightly brown and crunchy.
Notes
May refrigerate prior to applying the crust and complete recipe prior to serving.
I am not sure who gave me this recipe because I have been making it for a few years, but it is supposed to be the same recipe served in Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse’s. I have had both and they are very, very similar. I actually prefer these.
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This sounds Yummy! I will have to try it.
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Tricia this sounds so delicious!