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Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole brings together sweet potatoes, milk, and eggs. Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Casseroles
A few quick notes
1. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
2. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
3. Leave room for the cooling step
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
Get to know the ingredients
Sweet potatoes
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Boil cubed sweet potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, about 12-15 minutes.
Milk
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add in 4 Tbsp (¼ cup) butter, milk, eggs, ¼ cup brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla until smooth.
Eggs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add in 4 Tbsp (¼ cup) butter, milk, eggs, ¼ cup brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla until smooth.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 8 steps completeMake room for Sweet Potato Casserole
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Allow to cool slightly before serving. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the baking dish and oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Gather and prep all ingredients.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, until the topping is golden and the casserole is set.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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