by Diana Rattray
A sweet potato casserole is a Southern favorite and an essential holiday side dish. This sweet potato includes coconut and the classic crunchy pecan topping. A sweet potato casserole complements a pork or ham dinner nicely, or add it to your holiday dinner menu. It’s perfect for holiday feasts!
With a generous amount of sugar, butter, and pecans, the casserole is not low-fat or calorie but can be adjusted. Use less butter and cut back on the sugar if you like. One visitor said she made it without the coconut with great success.
The recipe makes a small casserole that will feed four or five people, and the filling is easily scaled up for a big family dinner.
PrintSweet Potato Casserole With Coconut
Coconut in the filling makes this sweet potato casserole stand out from the rest. The classic crunchy pecan topping makes it a crave-worthy dish everyone will love!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Casseroles, Sweet Potatoes
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 large or 3 medium)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Pecan Crumble Topping
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- dash salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into chunks. Put the chunks of sweet potato in a large saucepan and cover with water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and place the pan over high heat. Bring the potatoes to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cover the pan. Cook the sweet potatoes for about 20 minutes, or until very tender. Drain and mash.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup of melted butter, egg, coconut, milk, and vanilla; stir to blend thoroughly.
- Pour the sweet potato filling into a buttered 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
- In another bowl, combine the light brown sugar, pecans, flour, 3 tablespoons of butter, and salt, mix until crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture over the filling.
- Bake the casserole for 30 minutes.
