Description
Indulge in the perfect holiday side dish with Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole. Discover a delicious twist on a classic recipe today!
Ingredients
Scale
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ packed cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans (or coarsely chopped walnuts)
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes (fully cooked, see Notes)
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Position oven racks so that casserole dish can sit in center of oven. Lightly grease bottom and sides of casserole dish with neutral cooking spray and set aside.
- Step 2: Add ¼ cup unsalted butter to small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave butter in 15-second increments, stirring well between each, until butter is melted but not burnt. Carefully remove bowl from microwave.
- Step 3: Add ¾ packed cup brown sugar, ¼ cup all-purpose flour, ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans, and melted butter to medium mixing bowl. Stir until ingredients are incorporated into crumbly mixture. Set bowl aside.¼ cup unsalted butter.
- Step 4: Crack 1 large egg directly into large mixing bowl. Whisk vigorously until egg is well-beaten and no longer streaky.
- Step 5: Again add ¼ cup unsalted butter to small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave butter in 15-second increments, stirring well between each, until butter is melted but not burnt. Carefully remove bowl from microwave and let butter cool slightly.
- Step 6: Add melted butter, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes to large bowl with beaten egg. Stir all ingredients together until fully combined into smooth mixture. See Notes for hand mixer option.
- Step 7: Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared casserole dish. Spread mixture out into one even layer, covering bottom of dish completely.
- Step 8: Sprinkle praline crumble over top of sweet potato layer, distributing crumble as evenly as possible.
- Step 9: Place casserole dish in preheated oven. Bake casserole 30 minutes or until sweet potato layer is hot and praline crumble is browned. Note: if praline crumble browns too quickly, cover casserole dish loosely with aluminum foil.
- Step 10: When casserole is ready, carefully remove casserole dish from oven. Set aside to rest 10 to 20 minutes, then serve warm.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg