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Can you believe Thanksgiving is only a week away?! It’s crazy! And it’s time to start planning out your meal if you haven’t already.
Last week I shared one of my Thanksgiving essentials – Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole. Today I share with you another true essential. Sweet Potato Casserole with marshmallows. No nuts here, my friends. I like it sweet, remember? Without this, my Thanksgiving feast is pretty much over.
For the past few years I’ve been working on perfecting these sweet potatoes. They truly are my favorite and they must be just the right combo of enough sweetness, marshmallows and the right consistency. Not too runny. I could eat these for every meal, every day. Even for dessert.
So if you don’t already have a recipe you love, or even if you do, these would be some good ones to try. Seriously. I practically lick the spot on the plate where these were. Just to get every last bite (or lick).
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 Servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
A delicious, nut-free version of the classic Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows recipe! The perfect side dish recipe for Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
- 1 29-oz can sweet potatoes, drained
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp salted butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- About 3 cups marshmallows
Instructions
Keywords: thanksgiving side dish recipe, sweet potato casserole recipe, sweet potato thanksgiving recipe
Enjoy!
I only have the 40 oz can of sweet potatoes.. can you let me know the measurements? I’m so terrible with fractions lol
Well, you could use 3/4 of the can and then follow the recipe as written. Or you could use the whole can and add about another fourth of the rest of the ingredients to it.
Do you happen to know if this can be prepared the night before and left in the fridge or will it get weird?
That is totally fine. We actually just did that tonight. Just bring the casserole to room temperature prior to baking or add a little bit more bake time to account for it being colder when you put it in the oven from the fridge.
The sweet potato cans are already seasoned that I bought, should I use these?
I’m not sure what kind of seasoning they have so it’s hard to say.
They are already seasoned in brown sugar and butter.
Then I would adjust/reduce those things in the recipe to your liking.
Can you add pecans or walnuts ?
That should be fine.
Great recipe! I made this for thanksgiving and for Christmas too.. everyone loves it! I doubled the recipe and just doubled the time.
Thank you!!
★★★★★
I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Would this work to go ahead and have it all mixed and in the pan today but not bake it until in the morning?
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m doing. You’ll just either want to bring it to room temperature before baking it or expect it to need a little longer to bake. Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi, Excited to try this recipe. Do you think I could make it in a slow cooker? Any idea how? High/low and how long? I am NOT good at cooking, and it doesn’t matter how easy a recipe is, I CAN mess it up! Thank you!
I’m really not sure. I’ve never tried it. I imagine it would be fine, I just wouldn’t know what settings to use.
Hi. Should I get the regular canned or the candied one ?
I have always used these.
If I increase this recipe times 5 for 30 people, what baking time do you suggest?
It’s really hard for me to say. Increasing it that much, you will clearly need to use multiple pans. Baking time is going to very much depend on the size of the pan and how much of the casserole you have in there. I would cook it until it’s at least between 150 and 160 degrees, the temperature that eggs should be cooked to.
do i have to use an egg?
★★★★★
The egg helps to thicken up the mixture and hold it together a little better. You can leave it out, but it does change the texture of the potatoes a little bit.
I added more sweet potatoes but kept everything the same. Will I need to cook it longer?
Most likely you will need to bake it a little bit longer.
why the egg?
Egg is a binder and does that in this casserole. It basically kind of thickens it a bit when it bakes.
If I have a 9×13 pan how do I make it? 3 or 4 cans of sweet potatoes?
It depends on how many you want it to serve. You could just double it for about 12 servings, or do more.
Do you strain the can of sweet potatoes ??
★★★★★
Yes, you do.
My daughter made this for a “Friendsgiving” get together. We didn’t have a lot of time so we looked for a recipe using canned sweet potatoes. It was a BIG hit. Delicious! Just the right amount of nutmeg and cinnamon. 5 stars!
★★★★★
Perfect! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Lori!
Can I make this in a 13 by 9 pan? How long did it bake for then?
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Hi, love to make this but can’t get canned sweet potatoes in the uk. How many uncooked sweet potatoes would I need, and do I just bake them first? With anticipation!!!
Hi Samantha! I’ve never used regular sweet potatoes for this recipe, so it’s hard to say. I googled for you and the answer I found is 3 large sweet potatoes. I’m not sure how accurate it is, but you could try it. And yes, you’d want to bake them until tender first.
Hi! I haven’t tried yet because I would like to know what brand you use for the canned sweet potatoes??
Bruce’s.
Looks so yummy!! Sweet potato casserole is delicious…but I think green bean casserole has to be my all time favorite Thanksgiving food group lol, with LOTS of extra french fried onions. I like to add a little bit of sugar as well to add a sweet note to it as well 🙂
Green Bean Casserole is another requirement of mine. I usually add a little worchestire sauce and hot sauce though to give it a little kick. I’ve never thought to add sugar and make it sweet before. What a great idea!
I add worcestershire sauce to mine too!! The hot sauce sounds good! I love spicy things almost as much as I love sweet things!