Sweet potato casserole

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Who loves it?? And how often do you have it? And what do you put on it??

I love it. It makes me feel like it's fall. I'm eating it for breakfast right now. It actually makes a really nice breakfast. I usually only make it at Thanksgiving, but probably won't have it this year, so I made a half batch this past weekend. The one I just made has a brown sugar pecan streusel topping. I have a recipe with marshmallows that I like too. It doesn't really matter to me. But I always roast my potatoes, not peel and boil. I think it gives better flavor and it's easier. No one else in my household will touch it, but other friends and family that are often at Thanksgiving enjoy it.

 

[Minnesota!]

I think sweet potatoes are already "too sweet", so while I love them, I can't do the traditional sweet-based casserole. I usually do one with savory stuff - onions, peppers, jalapenos, curry, red pepper flakes, other root veggies, etc. Definitely feels like fall, though, when I start with those dishes!

 

[NYCgrrl]

Every once in a while I make a sweet potato purée which has a 2:1 skinned potato to sweet butter ratio. It’s basically a heart attack on a plate but no added sugar so it clears the diabetic hurdle

 

[NannyBeBe]

I make Sweet Potato Casserole every Thanksgiving. I top mine with pecans and brown sugar.

 

[cvjw]

We have it a couple times per year - my mom just made one last weekend. We top with brown sugar and pecans. No marshmellows.

 

[ronandannette]

I think sweet potatoes are already "too sweet", so while I love them, I can't do the traditional sweet-based casserole. I usually do one with savory stuff - onions, peppers, jalapenos, curry, red pepper flakes, other root veggies, etc. Definitely feels like fall, though, when I start with those dishes!

Absolutely! Our traditional ones are cooked then cubed and browned in butter, herbs, lots of salt and pepper and a kiss of brown sugar. Perfection as a side for a turkey feast!

 

[lovesmurfs]

I like it. My son loves it, but he likes the casserole almost like a pie filling. But he doesn't like pumpkin pie, which, to me, tastes really similar.

So I make it for Thanksgiving as a side for him.

 

[CynBeth]

Usually just on Thanksgiving with marshmallows.

 

[Snowflakey]

Thanksgiving with the pecan/brown sugar topping.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I think sweet potatoes are already "too sweet", so while I love them, I can't do the traditional sweet-based casserole. I usually do one with savory stuff - onions, peppers, jalapenos, curry, red pepper flakes, other root veggies, etc. Definitely feels like fall, though, when I start with those dishes!

That sounds delicious!! I love sweet potatoes made savory also. We sometimes make grilled sweet potato wedges to go with burgers, and they have a nice savory seasoning. That's the only way my husband will usually eat them.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I do the classic brown sugar on top, but I take a bit of crushed pineapple and stir it into the sweet potato mixture before it goes into the oven.

 

[disney212]

My family likes it with roasted cut sweet potatoes and I do not mash them. Pretty basic other than that, butter, brown sugar, pecans, marshmallows. I also make one I like and everyone started eating that too so now I make 2. Mine is cubed sweet potatoes mixed with a little olive oil, black pepper, chili powder, smoked paprika and just a kiss of real maple syrup. By kiss I mean a tablespoon for the entire thing. I roast it in the oven (potatoes go in uncooked) until everything gets slightly charred.

 

[tvguy]

Two words. Diabetic coma.

 

[BrianL]

I like it, but I think of it more as a dessert item.

 

[dizneegirl]

No, thank you.

I like savory sweet potatoes (like a loaded baked potato). Never cared for the sweet sweet potato casserole types of stuff.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I like it, but I think of it more as a dessert item.

I think that's why I am liking it for breakfast too, there are some other dessert kinds of things that I also occasionally make use of for breakfast like a fruit cobbler or bread pudding.

I was thinking I should make some steel cut oatmeal and serve a bit of the sweet potato casserole over it for tomorrow.

 

[CGB]

I make a big dish of it on Thanksgiving as it's my daughter's favorite dish and leftovers are prized. I rarely make it the rest of the year. I use both marshmallows and a pecan streusal. I just stripe the top with both toppings.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

"Yes" to pecans, "no, thanks" to marshmallows (unless we're talking smores).

 

[kyton]

Sweet potato and pumpkin are both served as a savoury item in Australia so these threads are always so interesting.

They are treated like a potato here - either boiled and mashed, baked whole and served with butter / sour cream (sweet potato), made into soup, or roasted / fried as cubes or chunks or chips.

Mashed it has always been popular as a first food for babies due to the texture and sweetness.

Growing up we had gramma pies which were like an apple pie with sultanas - gramma being part of the gourd family but your American pumpkin style pie is not a thing either in Australia.

 

[redlight]

Two words. Diabetic coma.

Three more words: Need bigger jeans