Pecan-Pleaser Sweet Potato Casserole recipe,
Casserole:
4 to 5 pounds sweet potatoes
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Topping:
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon maple syrup,1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Wrap each sweet potato in foil and place on a cookie sheet. Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour or until tender. Let stand until cool to touch (about 20 minutes). Turn oven down to 350 degrees F.
2. Once the sweet potatoes are cool, peel using a fork or your hands. Put them in a large mixing bowl and then mash them.
3. Mix with a hand mixer. Add brown sugar, vanilla and maple syrup, and mix again.
4. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add pecans and maple syrup, and heat for 1 to 2 minutes, or until pecans are well coated in the butter and syrup.
5. While the pecan topping is heating on the stove, pour the sweet potato filling into an 8 x 8 inch casserole dish. Sprinkle the pecan topping over the casserole.
6. Bake for 30 minutes.