Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe By Kelly Miller • November13,2018 • Updated November 4, 2020 • 22 Comments 1.2K Jump to Recipe Jump to Video This EASY Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe has been in my family for generations! Sliced sweet potatoes topped with butter and brown sugar – it’s not the holidays without this side dish! This particular sweet potato casserole recipe has been on my family’s Thanksgiving table for as long as I can remember! My mom knocked it out of the park with this one for sure and I’m proud to be sharing it with you today! This sweet potato casserole first appeared here on Mostly Homemade Mom food blog in 2012 – yes you read that right! Formerly named Layered Sweet Potato Casserole, it’s been a Pinterest favorite ever since. Can you make sweet potato casserole ahead? Absolutely! Make up the dish, cover tightly with foil, and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days before Thanksgiving. When ready, bake as directed in the recipe instructions – allowing an additional 10 minutes or so to account for the chill. How do you boil sweet potatoes for sweet potato casserole? Pretty simple, just lay the sweet potatoes in the bottom of a large stock pot and cover the sweet potatoes with water, bring to a boil, and cook until soft – anywhere from 15 – 40 minutes depending on the size of the sweet potatoes. How do you make this easy sweet potato casserole recipe? Cover the potatoes with about an inch of water and bring to a boil. Continue to cook until the sweet potatoes are soft and are easily pierced with a fork. Drain and allow to cool to room temperature. Peel and slice the sweet potatoes about 1 inch in thickness. Slice the stick of butter into 16 slices. Place one layer of sweet potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with 5 slices of butter and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Repeat layers twice more and then bake. Can you freeze this sweet potato casserole recipe? Yes! Freeze before baking and then allow to thaw before baking in the oven. You could also freeze leftover sweet potato casserole as a side dish for a future meal as well! If you liked this Sweet Potato Casserole recipe, please leave a rating and a comment below this post! Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe This sweet potato casserole recipe layers sliced sweet potatoes, butter, and brown sugar for a fantastic Thanksgiving side dish. 4.08 from 14 votes Print Pin Rate Course: Side DishCuisine: AmericanKeyword: sweet potato casserole recipe Prep Time: 1 hour hourCook Time: 40 minutes minutesTotal Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes Servings: 8 servings Calories: 263kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 6 medium sweet potatoes▢ 1 stick butter cut into 16 1/2 tablespoon slices▢ 3/4 cup brown sugar divided InstructionsPlace sweet potatoes in stock pot and fill with enough water to cover.Heat to boiling and cook for 20 - 40 minutes (test with a fork). You want them to be done, but not mushy.Drain the sweet potatoes and allow to cool.Peel sweet potatoes, being careful to leave as much flesh as possible, and slice in 1 inch slices.Cover the bottom of a 2 quart baking dish with one layer of sweet potatoes.Place 5 slices of butter over the sweet potatoes.Sprinkle 1/4 cup of brown sugar over the butter.Repeat the layers twice more with the remaining ingredients, ending with the brown sugar.Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Video NutritionCalories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 14185IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 0.7mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 1.2K
Erin Sipes says November 12, 2012 at 1:12 pm These look delish, we always make our sweet potatoes in a skillet but this year we may have to give this recipe a try! Reply
Kelly @ Semi Homemade Mom says November 12, 2012 at 1:30 pm Thanks interesting, Erin. I've never heard of cooking them in a skillet before! Probably less steps than this one, but this definitely feeds our whole Thanksgiving crowd of 10-12 people. Reply
Maria says November 12, 2012 at 5:14 pm These look amazing!! Especially the sweet potato casserole, looks so wonderfully comforting! Reply
Susan Zentmyer says November 13, 2012 at 6:21 pm These both look delicious! I'm always on the lookout for a great sweet potato recipe. I'd love for you to share this at Tuesday's Table for the Holidays – http://zentmrs.blogspot.com/2012/11/tuesdays-table-time-for-holidays.html Reply
Paula Parrish says November 14, 2012 at 1:29 pm hese side dish recipes sound super yummy and simple. Thanks for sharing. ;o) Reply
4 You With Love says November 16, 2012 at 4:41 pm I love how simple yet amazing these dishes are! Thanks so much for sharing! Reply
healthymommyhealthybaby says November 17, 2012 at 3:45 pm Yum! I've never had stuffing with corn like that…you've caught my interest. Thanks for sharing at Meatless Monday this week 🙂 Reply
Krista says November 18, 2012 at 2:36 pm Oh this looks so good. I do a sweet potato casserole, but this is so much easier! I will definitely be trying it. Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week, Happy Thanksgiving and come back soon ~EMM Reply
Betsy Pool says November 18, 2012 at 11:47 pm Both of those dishes look really good!! I'll have to try the corn bake sometime. Thanks for linking up at Romance on a dime!! Pinning this. Reply
Hugs for the Chef says November 19, 2012 at 2:44 am oh this sounds like a dream! Perfect for the Holidays. I love sweet potatoes! I just started food blogging and love seeing all these amazing meals. Thanks for the inspiration! hugsforthechef.blogspot.com Reply
Sandy says November 19, 2012 at 7:57 pm Both your recipes look good and I'm a Sweet Potato lover.. will give thesea try this year..Thanks so much for sharingHappy Thanksgiving to you and your familySandy Reply
kermiefrg says June 6, 2013 at 12:24 pm That stuffed corn bake looks really good! I actually like that for Thanksgiving too! Reply
Mike Tara McMillan says November 8, 2013 at 7:17 pm I used to eat country crock, and I loved it. I haev since found out about how bad vegetable oils are and now I use real butter, coconut oil, and healthy fats. Weston A Price Foundation advocated for animal foods, and not processed foods. Here's to your health! Reply
Analiza Brown says April 10, 2015 at 11:53 am This looks great! I am looking forward to trying this out during the holidays this year =-) LizaHolistic Doctor Dallas Reply
Ann says November 27, 2022 at 7:21 pm This is the same recipe my Grandma and my Mom my whole family uses this recipe Reply