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Sweet Potato Crisp

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: Varies Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Baked

Tags: baking, medium difficulty, recipes for dessert, recipes using butter, recipes using cow milk, recipes using egg, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using light brown sugar, recipes using sweet potato, recipes using wheat flour

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ASweet_Potato_Crisp)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ASweet%20Potato%20Crisp&oldid=4587285

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

Base

  • 7 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup butter
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping

  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

  1. Blend all the base ingredients together until creamy and smooth.
  2. Mix all the topping ingredients together in a bowl.
  3. Transfer the sweet potato mixture to a large casserole dish.
  4. Sprinkle on topping, and bake at 350°F until top crisps and hardens.

Notes

Other nuts can be used in the topping—almonds or peanuts serve admirably.