gourmet sweet potato classic

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 sweet potatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften. cool slightly, peel, and mash.
• in a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• in a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
• bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned.