Sweet Potato Pudding Recipe

4.84 from 6 votes

This Sweet Potato Pudding Recipe is creamy, delicious, and topped with pecans—an easy Southern-inspired dessert that’s perfect for any occasion.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Dessert, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 473kcal

If making your own mashed sweet potatoes, see notes below on how to cook.
Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a medium sized baking dish (8x8 dish, or 11x7 rectangular dish)
In a medium-sized bowl, mix mashed sweet potato and butter until smooth.
3 cups mashed sweet potato*, ½ cup butter
Mix in whisked eggs until thoroughly combined, then add in the sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, milk, salt, and vanilla.
¼ cup granulated white sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup maple syrup, ½ cup milk, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 large eggs
Pour into the prepared baking dish, then sprinkle with pecan halves and brown sugar.
1 cup pecan halves, ½ cup brown sugar
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the top is nicely browned and it’s heated through.
Serve as is or top with whipped cream!
whipped cream

Tips and Tricks

*Mashed Sweet Potato- this recipe needs about four medium- large sweet potatoes, cooked, skin removed, and mashed, or you can use candied sweet potato, or candied yams. Just make sure it is mashed.
How to Make Homemade Sweet Potato Puree? If you are making your own sweet potato puree, you will want to plan ahead since it takes about an hour if using the oven. To make sweet potato puree, preheat the oven to 425°F. Wash and dry a medium-large sized sweet potato. Using a fork, poke holes in it, then wrap it in foil. Bake in the oven for 45-60 minutes, or until fully cooked and tender. Let the sweet potato cool and then peel it. Put it in a food processor and blend until smooth, or mash with a potato masher. If you have an Instant Pot, place the sweet potato on the trivet with a cup of water. Poke holes in it, then pressure cook on high for 30 minutes, and allow for a natural release for 8 minutes. Put it in a food processor and blend until smooth, or mash with a potato masher.