Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed sweet potatoes blended with eggs, pure maple syrup, and cozy fall spices topped with a crunchy and sweet walnut streusel topping. This southern style sweet potato casserole will be the star of your Thanksgiving holiday dinner!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups sweet potatoes about four medium-size sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped into large cubes, and boiled in water until fork tender
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup not maple flavored syrup
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
Walnut Streusel Topping
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray or butter a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
- Add the sweet potatoes, sugar, maple syrup, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Using a potato masher or large fork, mash the sweet potatoes together with the other ingredients until completely combined. Add the buttermilk and use a wire whisk to mix all of the ingredients until well combined.
- Transfer the sweet potato mixture to your prepared baking dish and set it aside while you make the streusel topping.
- Add the brown sugar, melted butter, flour, chopped walnuts, salt, and ground cinnamon to a small mixing bowl. Using a fork, mix the ingredients together until all of the flour is moistened and a crumbly texture is formed.
- Spoon the streusel topping over the sweet potato mixture in an even layer. Bake the casserole in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until the casserole is golden and bubbly. Allow the casserole to cool for about 10 minutes then serve warm.
Notes
- To boil sweet potatoes, add peeled and chopped sweet potatoes to a large stockpot, cover with water and boil until fork-tender. If your sweet potatoes are larger you may only need three.
- Make sure you are using pure maple syrup and not maple-flavored syrup for the best flavor.
- You can also use ½ cup regular whole milk instead of buttermilk.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 369kcalCarbohydrates: 50.7gProtein: 7.5gFat: 16.6gSaturated Fat: 4.7gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 176mgPotassium: 626mgFiber: 4gSugar: 26.5gCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg
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