Skip to main content

Sweet Potato Casserole

4.6

(47)

Image may contain Food and Dessert
Sweet Potato CasseroleLara Ferroni

I particularly like this sweet potato casserole because it isn't candy-sweet—no marshmallows, no canned crushed pineapple, no honey, and not very much sugar. I don't boil the sweet potatoes before I mash them; I bake them so they're less watery and have better flavor. Here's how: Pierce each sweet potato with a sharp-pronged kitchen fork, set on a baking sheet, then bake on the middle oven shelf for about 1 hour at 400° F. or until you can pierce a potato easily with a fork. Cool the potatoes to room temperature, peel, then mash until light and fluffy.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

3 cups firmly packed unseasoned mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 pounds) (see headnote)
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Butter a 2-quart casserole and set aside.

    Step 2

    2. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, beating until smooth. Taste for salt and pepper and adjust as needed.

    Step 3

    3. Scoop into the casserole, spreading to the edge and roughing the surface. Bake uncovered on the middle oven shelf for about 45 minutes or until tipped with brown.

    Step 4

    4. Serve hot as an accompaniment to roast turkey, chicken, or pork. Good, too, with pork chops.

Reprinted with permission from A Love Affair with Southern Cooking by Jean Anderson, © 2007 William Morrow Cookbooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Read More
Like spicy carrot rigatoni and weeknight-fancy ravioli with peas.
Like lemony baked salmon and strawberry shortcake roll.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
This one-pot dinner cooks chicken thighs directly on top of a bed of flavorful cilantro rice studded with black beans for a complete dinner.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
A warmly spiced Ashkenazi charoset, perfect for your Passover seder—or spooned over yogurt the next morning.
Crispy, Parmesan-crusted cutlets make this spring dish sing.
A feel-good dinner designed to cram a ton of veg in each serving.