Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

5 from 2 votes

Our sweet potato casserole with pecans is the perfect delicious addition to your holiday meal.

Prep Time30

Cook Time1 45

Total Time2 15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 389kcal

Poke your sweet potatoes with a fork a few times to let steam out while they cook. Bake on a sheet pan at 400°F. They will need about an hour and a half to cook fully.
Once cooked, let them cool before continuing the process, or they’ll be too hot to handle when you’re trying to skin them.
After cooling, remove and discard the sweet potato skins.
Combine the skinned, baked sweet potatoes, maple syrup, cinnamon, whipped cream, butter, eggs, and salt.
Mash the sweet potatoes with a potato masher or mix with a hand mixer until smooth.
Combine the bacon, brown sugar, pecans, butter, cayenne, and salt in a small bowl.
Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish, and spread the sweet potato mixture in the dish. Add your pecan sugar topping on top of the sweet potatoes and sprinkle on your sage as a finishing touch.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes until bubbling. Let it rest for about 10 minutes so the creamy sweet potato casserole can set before serving.

If you have a preferred method of cooking sweet potatoes, such as cooking them in the microwave, you can cook them that way instead.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to keep a close eye on your casserole as the suggested baking time approaches.