Description
Comfort meets elegance in this Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casserole, a Southern classic that blends creamy potatoes with a crunchy pecan topping. Warm holiday memories and rich flavors invite you to savor each delightful spoonful of this irresistible side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Prepare the oven by heating to 350F (175C), ensuring a consistent temperature for even baking.
- Create a smooth base by vigorously blending mashed sweet potatoes with sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, milk, and melted butter until the mixture achieves a uniform consistency.
- Transfer the sweet potato mixture into a generously buttered baking dish, carefully spreading it to create an even layer that will promote uniform cooking.
- Craft a decadent topping by combining brown sugar, flour, additional melted butter, and chopped pecans, mixing thoroughly to develop a crumbly, textured coating.
- Distribute the pecan topping evenly across the sweet potato foundation, ensuring complete coverage for maximum flavor and crunch.
- Slide the prepared casserole into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes, watching for a golden-brown topping that signals perfect caramelization and crisp texture.
- Remove from the oven and allow to rest briefly before serving, which helps the casserole set and intensifies the rich, warm flavors.
Notes
- Always use fresh sweet potatoes for the best flavor and texture, ensuring they are thoroughly mashed without lumps for a silky smooth consistency.
- Consider reducing sugar for a less sweet version, or swap white sugar with coconut sugar for a more complex, caramel-like sweetness that complements the potatoes.
- Enhance the topping’s crunch by lightly toasting pecans before chopping, which intensifies their nutty flavor and adds an extra layer of depth to the casserole.
- For gluten-free diets, replace all-purpose flour with almond flour or gluten-free flour blend in the pecan topping without compromising the recipe’s delicious texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 366 kcal
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 204 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg