Sweet potato side dish - so good it is almost dessert. Even if you don't like sweet potatoes, you will like this. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.
I changed this recipe quite a bit. I used only 1 egg, (don't know what 2 1/3 eggs means) 1/4 cup of sugar made it sweet enough, 1/4 cup heavy cream and used firm butter for the topping. Used only 1/2 cup coconut. Thanks for this recipe though! It's very good with a few changes.
Read MoreI followed this recipe and it was EXTREMELY sweet! And topping was way too much. My kid ate it all right but my personal opinion it is just too sweet.
Read MoreI changed this recipe quite a bit. I used only 1 egg, (don't know what 2 1/3 eggs means) 1/4 cup of sugar made it sweet enough, 1/4 cup heavy cream and used firm butter for the topping. Used only 1/2 cup coconut. Thanks for this recipe though! It's very good with a few changes.
So good! My niece who won't eat anything orange loved it. She is 25! It is just as good leftover. Very easy - 1 lg can of sweet potatoes comes out to 3 cups mashed.
We were served this recipe at Thanksgiving 2002... It was a welcome change from the traditional "yams & marshmallows" dish. Very rich and filling...highly recommended!
Good, but really sweet. I made it with 3 large potatoes (a bit more than 3 cups) and used 2/3 cups white sugar and about 1/4 cup maple syrup (I love it in just about everything!) Next time, I would make less topping, about 3/4's because that made it too sweet. But I love the consistancy with the eggs and the topping is yummy with coconut and pecans! Thanks! It's a great recipe to work with :)
I made this for Thanksgiving yesterday and it was a huge hit. As everyone else said in their reviews, even people who don't like sweet potatoes liked this! I did cut down on the amount of sugar in both the potatoes and the topping because all I had were canned sweet potatoes and they were packed in a light syrup. I was afraid it was going to be too sweet. I used 1/2 c white sugar in the potatoes and 1/2 c brown sugar in the topping. It turned out perfect! This will be a staple at every Thanksgiving now - SO much better than the boring old marshmallow topped sweet potatoes!
Seriously…my mother has made a similar recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s for the last 30 years—certainly a family favorite. Very, very similar except for the top layer. Every time my mother would make it, it'd be slightly different. Raisins are a standard filling, however, sometimes she’ll substitute pineapple, sliced walnuts, chocolate chips, or marshmallows. Had to come here for the recipe to surprise my family. After tasting, we all agreed it was really close, however, there should be brown sugar instead of white sugar as well as more cinnamon and butter. If you want to create an absolutely unforgettable dish add a graham cracker crust!
This was by far the hit of my Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone who came said it was not just the best sweet potatoes they've ever had, but the best side dish as well. Wonderful!! I would recommend this recipe to anyone and will definitely make them again. (I will be out of town for Christmas and my husband has requested I make this dish before I leave so that he can enjoy it on Christmas.) :)
fantastic! I did alter a bit. 2 eggs cause I do not know how to do 21/3 eggs and I omitted coconut/nuts from topping as my family does not care for these. I added a bit of cinnamon to sweet pot mix and also added large marshmallow toppers bout 15 min toward end of cooking time
This was very cood. The only thing I've changed it using coconut extract in place of the coconut flakes. This is more for personal texture preference than taste.
I'm the cook at our house. This was quite delicious, my wife teaches & took some to school to share with other teachers, now they want the recipe.
I make this every Thanksgiving. However, I use 6 cups of sweet potatoes with the same amount of other ingredients in the potatoes. Then I cut the amount of topping in half. Bake in 9x13 pan for 30 minutes. It is delicious and a lot fewer calories. Thanks for the recipe!
DELICIOUS!!! I hate regular sweet potatoes, but this recipe makes them worth eating. I now make them every year during the holidays (and sometimes just because).
The topping of this is the best. I've made it several times and each and every time there is no leftovers.
I made this dish for our Thanksgiving feast and it was a great hit. However, next time I will definitely cut way back on the sugar inside and a bit on the top too. This may become a regular dish on my family's table. And what is 1/3 egg? ... I increased the quantities to use 3 eggs.
This is fantastic. I made it slightly off from the recipe, as I used a bit less brown sugar, omitted the coconut (as a friend with whom I was sharing it is allergic), and used 2 eggs instead of 2 1/3. As a side note, the nuts I used were almonds.
I think I'll be using this as a sweet potato pie substitute. It has the same consistency as a sweet potato but less sweet. The only con that I have is that the pecan-brown sugar-butter-flour topping is too sweet for my taste. Now I love candy and sweet but the topping is just overwhelming for me, just a personal observation. Overall very good recipe. It's so 'southern like'!
Love it! I roasted the sweet potatoes in bacon drippings to add some savory flavor!
My husbnd who doesn't like sweet potatoes this, so that is all I need to make this again. The dish tastes more like a dessert than a veggie so I won't make this a staple recipe but it is a great treat every once in awhile
This has been a family favorite for years and years. I always make it with pecans and have recently started to reduce the sugar by 1/3 to 1/2 depending on the sweetness of the sweet potatoes. No one can tell!!
I followed this recipe and it was EXTREMELY sweet! And topping was way too much. My kid ate it all right but my personal opinion it is just too sweet.
I used this recipe as a Thanksgiving side dish instead of the same old sweet potato & marshmallow casserole, and it didn't last long at all. Everyone LOVED IT, myself included! I used egg substitute instead of whole eggs, and the dish still had a nice little touch of custard flavor. I also used Smart Balance margarine in the potatoes (real butter for the topping) and skim milk to cut back on the fat a little. This dish was truely a wonderful addition to our holiday meal!
This was amazing! I made it for Christmas dinner and it was better than my mom's version. Everyone loved it.
So I made this for the very first time on TG(I'm not much of a cook!), everyone loved it! I wasn't sure how much 3 cups was but I boiled 6 potatoes and it was WAY to much so I did 2 pans. I of course was doing the turkey and other things and put the flour on the potato mix too...BUT it turned out fine:) will be making another one tomorrow since I have all the ingredients and we loved it(me and hubby). Thanks:)
I have NeVeR liked sweet potatoes-this dish is AMAZING. I made it exact except for the vanilla-i didn't have it on hand but it was sweet enough and i don't think it could have been any better.
I just served this at our church easter dinner-I doubled the recipe-and switched the flour out for golden yellow cake mix--it was huge hit. Thanks!
I told my family I would bring the yams this year and then promptly set about finding a recipe to wow them. This did the trick! They took one bite and told me it was now required at all holiday meals. It is a bit sweet for my taste, and I think it could easily do with 1/2 the sugar next time and be every bit as tasty. This would also be excellent served in a pie crust. I'll be bringing it as dessert next time as the pie didn't get touched, they went for seconds of this dish instead. :) Thanks for sharing it!
I made the topping half pecans and half marshmallows for family members that don't like nuts. Everyone loved it. Next time I will try a bit less sugar, however. It was edging on too sweet for my liking.
I decreased the sugar to half a cup, as well as omitted the chopped nuts and coconut and used one cup of oatmeal instead. Also, I was naughty and sprinkled a few mini marshmallows on top, as you can see from the picture. It turned out wonderfully!
This was very yummy and pretty easy to make too. I did make a couple changes. I added only 2 eggs and exchanged the walnuts for quick cooking oats. I will add this to my staple recipe collection.
This was really sweet and I even cut back on some of the sugar as suggested by other reviewers. I also didn't use the flaked coconut...just coconut extract. Overall, it was a hit at my family holiday gathering. Some went back for seconds! Next time, I will cut the sugar in half.
This recipe was very tasty! I'd recommend making it but with a few changes. I followed this recipe exactly and it turned out a little liquidy, so i put use less brown sugar in the topping. But other than that deliciousssssss!!!
Very good recipe but WAY too sweet, I would make it again but this time cut back on the amount of sugar in the base and also there was too much topping. I would half the topping recipe and there would still be plenty. Overall a definate keeper with a few tweeks needed.
Best sweet potato dish ever!!! I made this for an early Thanksgiving celebration and it was a hit! Super easy to make and delicious to eat! It is so sweet that I'm making it as a pie this week for my husband's Thanksgiving celebration at work. I didn't change anything but I can see how it would get too watery if mixed too long. I used my electric mixer on a very low speed, basically just to blend the ingredients, not to mash the potato. Do that by hand to avoid it being watery. A must have for Thanksgiving!!!
I've made this recipe for years and it became a family favorite from the first year I served it to my family. I make for Easter, Thanksgiving AND Christmas. More eggs means more light, souffle-like texture. I was out of eggs one year, though, and made it without and it still turned out wonderfully.
I absolutely hate sweet potatoes! I made this recipe for Thanksgiving, and I liked it surprisingly. This is a must try recipe!!
I took this to work for our Thanksgiving Potluck and everyone was asking for the recipe. I used half evaporated milk and half regular milk. I also added a little cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to the potatoes. It was amazing!
i wish i could give this 10 stars! absolutely fantastic and a total hit at thanksgiving!!! only change was that i used 1/2 cup of sugar instead of 3/4 cup. even those who dont like nuts loved this dish!
I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great. I received several compliments from my family when I made this on Thanksgiving.
This was really easy dish to make, and delicious to eat. However, I must forewarn those who make it that it is not what I think of as a soufflé, and was expecting something different.It is also very sweet, it could be eaten as a dessert.
Can't even describe how good this is! I used 2 sweet potatoes and only 2 eggs. Sweet sweet potato dessert!
I made this yesterday for the first time. I didn't think MY sweet potatoes could get any better. W-E-E-E-L-L-L I was dead WRONG! This casserole was the BEST! My husband (who in 30 yrs of marriage) has NEVER liked sweet potatoes, tried this and LOVED IT!! It's just 2 of us, so I scaled it down to 4 servings. I kinda winged it with measurements, omitted the coconut (only because I didn't have any) and added a dash of cinnamon to the potatoes. Give this a try. You won't be disappointed! Thank You so much for sharing this, Ricki!
Great recipe. I am not a big fan of coconut so I did omit that but it still turned out great. I don't like the traditional brown sugar and marshmallow covered yams but using the white sugar inside and brown with the topping turned out so yummy. I can finally have sweet potatos with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Thank you.
This recipe was the bomb...my husband does not like coconut but he loves this recipe....
This recipe was so good! I baked it exactly like it said, minus the 1/3 egg?, and had so many compliments on it! My husband, who doesn't believe sugar should be in the meal, couldn't stop saying how good it was! I'll definately be making it more often!
I made this recipe for Christmas dinner and it was a big hit! I ommittted the coconut as Im not a coconut fan. Only fresh from the shell,
Excellent!!! Made for Xmas brunch, everyone loved!! Delicious, did not add nuts and made in individual ramekins, great presentation!!
This was great! I made one today just to see if it would be an ok dish to take to my in-laws Thanksgiving dinner. OMG, it was better than what I though it would be. It was really sweet though. I'm making another tonight to take with us tomorrow. I will cut out some of the sugar in the sweet potatoe mix as well as the topping mix! This is a keeper for us!
Tried this for the first time ever. The only change was I used 3 eggs instead of 2 1/3. Saving this recipe for later. Definitely not just for Thanksgiving!
followed the recipe. you can cut out half the butter( it was floating in butter ) and cut out half the sugar ( way too sweet ). if you follow this original recipe it will have way too much butter and sugar. next time I will cut the butter down to half or more and the sugar at least half.
Coconut definitely goes well with sweet potato :o) I am a great lover of sweet potato, and this dish was wonderful. However, a bit sweet for me; less sugar next time. Thank you x
Added mixed all ingredients into casserole and put marshmallows on top. An old recipe I had used evaporated milk instead of milk milk.
We love this recipe! One Christmas, I had to make 3 separate pans: one as is, one with marshmallows, and one to travel 7 hours home. You can't go wrong with this winner.
I followed the recipe - this dish is decadent! This is not a typical traditional Thanksgiving sweet potato 'staple' - it is more like a special dessert . Delicious - enjoy!
I made this for Christmas dinner with the extended family, and I didn't have any leftovers! Everyone really enjoyed it. However, I made a lot of changes: (#1) 1/2 cup of sugar instead of 3/4 (#2) 1/4 cup of butter (#3) 3 egg whites (#4) 1/2 of water instead of milk (#5) Added extra Vanilla and added Cinnamon For the topping: (#1) Removed coconut flakes (#2) used 1/3 cup of gluten free flour (#3) 3/4 cup of brown sugar (#4) 1/4 cup of butter (#5) Added more vanilla and cinnamon I feel these changes helped to cut out on the fat and sugar a little bit, leaving more as a side dish instead of a dessert. I'm sure it tasted just as delicious as the origina recipe! :-)
This is the best sweet potato souffle I have every made, the coconut really set it off.
My teen aged daughters made this for Christmas dinner. We left off the topping, since one daughter has braces and can't have nuts. Everyone thought they were great! Thanks!!
I followed the recipe but I think I added to much butter to the crumb mixture . It became paste-like . It was a fluffy crust on top after taking it out of the oven . Still delicious .
I make this every Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are a couple in the family that don't like sweet potatoes but love this. I use Bruce's can yams though. Just an idea if you are short on time which I always seem to be.
Fantastic! I made it for Christmas dinner last night and everyone loved it. I doubled the entire recipe. I ran out of eggs so only used 2 (rather than the 4 I should have for the doubled recipe). I subbed a bit of sour cream for the other eggs and it was great. I assumed the recipe meant 2 eggs- no idea how I'd get 1/3 of an egg! I also made a little extra of the topping and put it on a pumpkin pie- also fantastic!
Love this one!! Always a big hit, and the topping can be changed based on your individual likes. It's really good!
Yummy and can be made gluten free! I have a niece who is on a gluten-free diet, so I modified the recipe slightly, just deleting the flour and the coconut (ok, so coconut doesn't have gluten but I don't really like it in anything except pina coladas!). Perfect with turkey, we're now having it with our Christmas prime rib dinner. Can't wait for it to be done...
I made this recipe for Christmas dinner and it was a big hit! I ommittted the coconut as Im not a coconut fan. Only fresh from the shell,
This was excellent & a hit at Thanksgiving. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for the recipe.
This was perfect! I just added a teaspoon of pie spice. You could have this as a side dish or a desert. My husband loved it warm, I loved it cold. This was a hit!
I have been trying to find my ex-mother-in-laws recipe from her company recipe book, and this is the closest I've found thus far, minus the coconut. My holiday guests loved it, most people who say they don't like sweet potatoes love this recipe. I was ordered to copy and share this recipe with the rest of the family.
