What is the best sweet potato casserole?

Question

I have a Paula Deen recipe with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange peel, and Jack Daniels No. 7 bourbon. Do you have anything better?

Answer 1

In mine I put:

Brown sugar
Softened Granny Smith apple chunks
Diced pinapple
Cinnamon
Freshly grated nutmeg
Orange juice
Covered with cherries

Answer 2

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
The Basic Casserole

sweet potatoes (3 or 4 medium potatoes – 6 inches long and 2 to 2 inches thick
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
1/4 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
The Topping

1 1/2 cups crushed corn flakes
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup pecans
Directions:

Boil sweet potatoes until they are soft when stuck with a fork. Let cool a bit. Peel. The peeling basically falls right off. Mash sweet potatoes until nice and creamy.

Add the casserole ingredients to the mashed sweet potatoes. The order isn’t critical. It does help to let the butter get pretty soft or even to melt the butter. Mix everything in well.

Spray a little Pam or very lightly grease a casserole in the 9 x 9 size range. Pour the sweet potato mixture in and smooth even.

Mix the topping in a small bowl. If you’re in a hurry, you can just put the topping on in the order listed.

Bake casserole for 15 minutes at 450 degrees. This crisps up the topping and has the filling piping hot.

Tips:

Sweet Potato Casserole can be put together the night before and then baked right before the meal. Just tuck it in the refrigerator and pull it out the next day. Allow a little more cooking time if the casserole is fully chilled.

This casserole also warms up well in the microwave. You probably won’t have leftovers, but if you do, you’ll enjoy the sweet potatoes re-heated too.

Answer 3

I think this is the best one ever!

Sweet Potato Fluff

3 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (8-10 fresh or two large cans)
½ cup sugar
¼ cup melted butter
1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk
¼ tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Dash of each: cinnamon, nutmeg, dry orange peel

Topping:
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup flour
2 Tbsp. butter

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine topping ingredients w/ a fork until crumbly; set aside.

Beat potatoes well with a mixer until fluffy. Stop and remove any strings from the beater at least twice. Stir in remaining ingredients and pour into a greased casserole dish.

Sprinkle topping on potatoes and bake for 40 minutes.

Serves 8.

Answer 4

Kahlua Sweet Potatoes

4 medium Sweet Potatoes
1/4 cup Butter
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Kahlua
Pecans
Boil potatoes until just tender. Peel, halve and set aside. In a heavy skillet, over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar, stir in Kahlua and cook 1 minute. Add potatoes, and pecans turn until coated & browned all over, cover, reduce heat and cook 15 minutes turning once more.

ENJOY!

Answer 5

Cooks Illustrated On-Line. Best ever!

Answer 6

This is VERY simple, but it is rated VERY high:
http://www.recipezaar.com/11599

How about a recipe that also uses apples with the potatoes?!
http://www.recipezaar.com/58295
*This one uses apples, lemon juice, spices, honey, bourbon, and you can add pecans and marshmallows!