Best 5 Uncle Gregs Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

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Calling all dessert enthusiasts! Uncle Greg's Sweet Potato Casserole is an absolute must-try for anyone with a sweet tooth. This delectable dish is a harmonious blend of creamy, sweet potato goodness, topped with a mesmerizing layer of crunchy pecans and a hint of spice. Prepare to embark on a culinary journey where rich, velvety textures meet the comforting flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Get ready to discover the ultimate indulgence that will captivate your taste buds and leave you craving more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CHEF JOHN'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE



Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole image

Unlike many sweet potato casseroles, this one is not too sweet. It smells so amazing, with subtly sweet potatoes accentuated with maple syrup and a pistachio topping. It's a wonderful combination of taste and textures.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Sweet Potatoes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 large eggs
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup buttermilk
⅓ cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground allspice
1 pinch cayenne pepper
½ cup chopped roasted, salted pistachios
½ cup light brown sugar
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup butter, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with butter.
  • Place sweet potato cubes into a large pot, cover with water, and add a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until a knife is easily inserted into a sweet potato cube, about 10 minutes. Drain well. Return to the pot and mash 2 tablespoons butter into sweet potatoes.
  • Whisk eggs, maple syrup, buttermilk, milk, vanilla extract, cayenne pepper, allspice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually mash sweet potatoes into egg mixture, starting with 2 tablespoons of sweet potato mixture, until all sweet potatoes are incorporated. Transfer sweet potatoes into prepared baking dish.
  • Mix pistachios, brown sugar, flour, and 1/4 cup melted butter together until completely mixed. Crumble topping evenly over top of sweet potatoes. Use the back of a fork to gently press pistachio mixture down onto sweet potatoes.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and casserole is set, 25 to 30 minutes. If desired, place under oven's broiler for 5 minutes to give topping a little more brown color. Let rest to cool slightly before serving, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.9 g, Cholesterol 70.5 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 353.4 mg, Sugar 26.8 g

GRANDMA'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE



Grandma's Sweet Potato Casserole image

Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without this recipe! We could do without the turkey, but not grandma's sweet potato casserole. Believe me, you will love this! It's like eating a dessert. Everywhere I take it, I'm asked for the recipe. Enjoy!

Provided by pcmomofsix

Categories     Side Dish     Casseroles     Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup white sugar
½ cup milk
⅓ stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup shredded coconut
⅓ stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
  • Mix mashed sweet potatoes, white sugar, milk, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt together; transfer potato mixture to the prepared baking dish.
  • Mix brown sugar and flour for topping together in a large bowl. Add pecans, coconut, and butter; mix until well combined. Sprinkle over the casserole.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 304.4 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 45.4 mg, Fat 17.7 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 121.3 mg, Sugar 30.2 g

RUTH'S CHRIS SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE (TRIPLED)



Ruth's Chris Sweet Potato Casserole (Tripled) image

Tripled this recipe, and made corrections from their original recipe on the website. Conversions were confusing me in the early AM of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Provided by sparker358

Categories     Mashed Potatoes

Time 45m

Yield 18-24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

9 cups mashed sweet potatoes or 80 ounces canned yams
3 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons vanilla
6 eggs, well beaten
3/4 cup melted butter (1 1/2 Sticks)
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup butter, melted (2 Sticks)
3 cups nuts, pecans finely chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray.
  • Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter in a large mixing bowl in the order listed. Beat thoroughly with a hand mixer to increase the fluffiness of the sweet potato mixture.
  • Pour mixture into buttered 13x9 inch baking dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. (At this point, dish can be covered and refrigerated, after cooled a bit so it doesn't sweat too much.).
  • Sprinkle the surface of the sweet potato mixture evenly with the crust mixture and return to oven for 10 minutes.
  • Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 738, Fat 31.5, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 109.5, Sodium 969.9, Carbohydrate 109.7, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 79.5, Protein 9.2

WATERSHED RESTAURANT SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE



Watershed Restaurant Sweet Potato Casserole image

From the Watershed Restaurant (Decatur, GA) recipe page. I saw a food program on TV recently that showed their executive sous-chef making this. It looked so good I decided that I might just include it in my Thanksgiving menu, but so as not to use my dinner guests as guinea pigs, I made it the other day to evaluate. It's going on the menu! Yummy!

Provided by The Mad Slovak

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 2h30m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

5 lbs small sweet potatoes (about 10 potatoes)
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon ground ceylon cinnamon (or ground cinnamon sticks)
3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar (white)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups milk, heated
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened (to grease the baking dish)
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons homemade baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ceylon cinnamon or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut up
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • TO MAKE:.
  • Wash the sweet potatoes and put them on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake in preheated 350F oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until they are very tender.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool briefly before peeling.
  • Put the peeled sweet potatoes into the large bowl of an electric mixer fitted with beaters or a whip attachment.
  • Mix the hot sweet potatoes on low speed to begin mashing them.
  • Add the butter and mix until it is absorbed.
  • Add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, and both sugars and mix until they are thoroughly blended.
  • Add the lightly beaten eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add in the heated milk.
  • When the milk is incorporated, taste carefully for seasoning and add more salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, or sugar as needed.
  • Thoroughly grease a 9x13x2 inch baking dish with the softened butter and pour the sweet potato mixture into it.
  • THE TOPPING:.
  • Put the brown sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Use your fingers to work the chilled butter into the mixture until it resembles oatmeal with some large pea size pieces of butter in it.
  • Stir in the chopped pecans and mix well.
  • Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the top of the sweet potatoes.
  • Bake in a preheated 375F oven for 30 to 45 minutes until the topping is golden brown and crisp and the sweet potatoes are set but still slightly loose in the center.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 664.2, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 104.7, Sodium 549.8, Carbohydrate 101.7, Fiber 7, Sugar 59.1, Protein 8.7

MOM'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE



Mom's Sweet Potato Casserole image

Provided by Six Sisters Stuff

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
Topping:
1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Place a pot of water on the stove and bring the water to a boil.
  • Peel and chop the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Once the water is boiling put your potatoes in for 10 to 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
  • Place potatoes in a large bowl; add sugar, sweet and condensed milk, 3 tablespoons of melted butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and vanilla.
  • Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add eggs; beat well.
  • Pour potato mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
  • To prepare topping, combine flour, brown sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; stir with a whisk. Stir in 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  • Sprinkle flour mixture evenly over potato mixture; arrange pecans evenly over top.
  • Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or just until golden.
  • Preheat broiler (remove casserole from oven).
  • Broil casserole 45 seconds or until topping is bubbly. Let stand a little bit before serving.

Tips:

  • For a smoother casserole, use a food processor or blender to puree the sweet potatoes.
  • Don't overcook the sweet potatoes. They should be tender but still hold their shape.
  • If you don't have evaporated milk, you can use regular milk and add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar.
  • Garnish the casserole with toasted marshmallows, chopped pecans, or a drizzle of maple syrup before serving.
  • Leftover casserole can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Conclusion:

Uncle Greg's Sweet Potato Casserole is a classic holiday side dish that is loved by people of all ages. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. Whether you like it sweet, savory, or somewhere in between, this casserole is sure to please. So next time you're looking for a delicious and festive side dish, give Uncle Greg's Sweet Potato Casserole a try. You won't be disappointed!

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