Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 quarts water
• 2 1/2 cups diced sweet potato
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• bring water to a boil in a large pot. cook sweet potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 7 minutes; drain. transfer potatoes to a large mixing bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. add 3/4 cup brown sugar, whiskey, 1/4 cup softened butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the potatoes; stir to incorporate. spread mixture into a 1-quart casserole dish.
• melt 1/4 cup butter in a small skillet over low heat. stir 3/4 cup brown sugar into the melted butter until incorporated. add pecans to skillet; cook and stir until the pecans are completely coated in the butter mixture, 2 to 3 minutes. top sweet potato mixture with the pecans.
• bake in preheated oven until browned around the edges, about 25 minutes.