I am a west coast girl living in the south and I have learned from my southern friends that sweet potatoes are Saweet! I love ’em baked, broiled, fried, mashed, in desserts and savory sides. Can’t get enough of ’em! Have you tried Crash Hot Sweet Potatoes yet? I could eat them every day of the week. Sweet Potato Souffle has become one of the most beloved recipes on our Thanksgiving table. It doesn’t matter how many batches I make, I never have leftovers. Maybe if I hide one ramekin in the back of the fridge, I can have some the next day.
Normally I make my Sweet Potato Souffle in a good ‘ole 9X13 pan, but the ramekins make a fun presentation, and I couldn’t resist. One of my favorite things about this recipe is that I can make it a few days ahead and keep it in the fridge. I just add a little to the baking time to adjust because it is going in the oven cold. It makes meal prep so much easier.
We love our creamy mashed Saweet! Potatoes with a heap of brown sugar pecan topping. In fact, we bury it in the stuff. Mmmmm! It bakes up into a cruncy sweet layer that is heaven. It is the perfect combo. Does it sound like more of a dessert to you than a Thanksgiving side? Me too, but we still use it as side because it is a nice contrast to all the savory things on our plate.
Enjoy!
This recipe rocks holiday meals!
Sweet Potato Souffle
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cup pecans - roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
- Peel potatoes, and cut up for even boiling. boil until tender, drain and mash well.
- Add sugar, egg, butter, vanilla and milk; mix well.
- Spread into a 2 quart casserole dish or 8 ramekins.
- Melt butter. Add brown sugar, flour and nuts. Crumble evenly over sweet potatoes and bake uncovered for 30-45 minutes.
Notes
oh this looks ridiculous – changing up my normal sweet potato dish to this – THANK YOU
You scared me for a minute there, Tammy! You and your guests will love it. I don’t think my family would stand for it if I didn’t make it.
Can we cheat and use canned yams in place of the sweet potatoes? 🙂
That’s not cheating! Go right ahead. Sometimes I can’t find sweet potatoes and use yams. I prefer sweet potatoes because yams are harder and take a little longer to cook/boil, but they will work just fine. Enjoy your holiday Dorene!
This looks delish….but how many does it feed, will be making this for Thanksgiving. looks easy and yummy…thanks
I make one pan for a crowd of 14 or 15 and we don’t have a bit of leftovers, even with all the other good things on the table. But even when I have made two, I still don’t have leftovers. So it kind of depends, because this seems to be a dish that however much you make, that is how much they will eat.
Has anyone tried this with gluten free flour instead of regular wheat flour? I usually make sweet potato fluff (recipe can be found at allrecipes.com) but it also contains flour. I was recently diagnosed with a gluten allergy so I am new to replacing regular flour with the gluten free stuff. Thanks for your input!
My sister Tracy use Jules gluten free flour and loves it. These are a few recipes she has had success with. I think it would work well with this. Have a happy Thanksgiving!