Sweet Potato Casserole
Credit: André Baranowski
4 lbs. sweet potatoes
1⁄2 cup evaporated milk
1⁄2 cup sugar
6 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt
1⁄2 tsp. ground allspice
2 eggs, beaten
3⁄4 cup roasted salted cashews
1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
3 tbsp. flour
2 cups mini marshmallows
1. Heat oven to 400°. Place sweet potatoes on a parchment paper–lined baking sheet; bake until soft, about 1 1⁄2 hours. Let cool.
2. Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Peel potatoes; pass them through a food mill into a bowl. Whisk in evaporated milk, sugar, 4 tbsp. of the butter, vanilla extract, salt, allspice, and eggs. Transfer to a 2-qt. oval baking dish.
3. In a food processor, pulse together cashews, brown sugar, flour, and remaining 2 tbsp. of butter until coarsely ground. Crumble cashew mixture over half of casserole; top other half with marshmallows. Bake until marshmallows are golden brown, about 30 minutes.
SERVES 8 – 10
I still can't get my brain around how people eat this dish ... defies belief! And good taste! Chacun à son goût!
here in australia, the idea of having something so sweet and with NO 'savory' ingredients in it as a SIDE dish is unheard of.
the fellas that i served this up to absolutley LOVED IT with their turkey an green beans and onions etc. The cashew topping is unreal.
I didnt add the 1/2 cup of sugar to the sweet potatoes, just to be kind to the Australian pallate, and i thought the potatoes were sweet enough after roasting anyway.
I love this recipe, an im gonna do it for christmas dinner now too.
I used pecans inplace of cashews and topped the casserole about 2/3rds of the way and 1/3 with the marshmallows. And I used apple pie spice inplace of allspice.
I poured the leftovers in a mini loaf pan and topped it with more marshmallows and pecans and placed it in the oven. Yum!