This Sweet Potato Marshmallows Casserole Recipe will change your life
If you think sweet potato casserole is just mashed sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, lean in, because I need to teach you the way. Sweet potato casserole contains mashed sweet potatoes, but it also contains other ingredients that make it puff up and so fluffy. Twos whole egg in this casserole makes the sweet potatoes light and fluffy, almost like a soufflé. The milk and butter make it super creamy, and the addition of vanilla makes it border on dessert. It’s not your fault if you’ve been served bad sweet potato casserole in your life, and it’s also not your fault if you’ve been the one serving it. The only good sweet potato casserole recipe in the world comes from Southern Living. All other recipes can exit stage left. Burn your recipe cards; memorize this recipe. I know it sounds extreme (and it also sounds like I’m talking about my Southern Cornbread Dressing recipe), but sweet potato casserole with marshmallows and Southern Cornbread Dressing are two recipes that are sacred to me, and I will not tolerate renditions or bad versions. You’re either with me or you’re not. You’ll notice my sweet potato casserole doesn’t contain cinnamon or any other spices, except vanilla. In my experience, those spices compete with the marshmallow flavors. Vanilla heightens the flavors of the marshmallows, and the two work together to create a sweet potato cloud. It’s HEAVEN. If you feel you must, you can add a half-teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
Sweet Potato Casserole ingredients
Sweet Potatoes. It’s best to start with whole sweet potatoes. You need one pound for a small baking dish, or two pounds for an 8" square baking dish that serves 4-6. Granulated Sugar. Butter. Unsalted butter preferably, because we’re adding salt to this recipe. Melt the butter just before starting on the recipe, and let it cool slightly to the side. Milk. Whole milk is best. Egg. One large egg. Vanilla Extract. Marshmallows. You can use a mix of mini and large marshmallows, or all of the same. If you use large ones, be sure to snip them in half.
How to make Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe notes
If you want a small batch, I can help you! I have made this small batch sweet potato casserole in a mini (the same one that I used for my Southern Chocolate Cobbler). I use this oval 0.6L oven-safe baking dish when I want to serve two. Basically, all I did was scale down the filling and adapt it for this small baking dish for two. While the original recipe calls for 2 whole eggs for over 4 pounds of potatoes, I used one whole egg for 1 pound of potatoes. The egg is what makes the filling super fluffy! Also, I promise it cooks completely in the oven. See the recipe card below for exact notes on how to make this serve two for your Thanksgiving for Two thing. This recipe also belongs in my roundup of Thanksgiving Recipes: Sides! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope your turkey is moist, your sweet potatoes are fluffy, your dressing is perfect, your gravy is smooth, and your cranberry sauce is tangy!
Other sides you might like:
-Broccoli Rice Casserole -Broccoli Rice Chicken Casserole -Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes -Green Bean Casserole
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To make this ahead of time: You can make this casserole ahead of time up through step 4. Let it cool, cover it with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to 2 days. On the day you want to serve it, place it in a 350-degree F oven for 30 minutes to warm it through. Then, 10 minutes before you want to serve it, add the marshmallows on top. Slide it back into the oven for 5-10 minutes, until the marshmallows toast and turn lightly golden brown. As marshmallows sit, they dissolve fully into sugar. So, if you add and toast the marshmallows too soon, they will melt and dissappear! Warm the casserole through and add the marshmallows just 10 mintues before serving for best results with this recipe! You can make this serve two in a small 0.6L baking dish (linked below) using these measurements and the same cooking time: 1 pound sweet potatoes, 3 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, 2 tablespoons whole milk, 1 large egg, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon salt, and 1 ½ cups mini marshmallows.
Small Serving Dish for Two
