Sweet Potato Souffle Recipe
Creamy, dreamy, and easy to make, this Sweet Potato Souffle Recipe blends smooth sweet potatoes with a crunchy pecan streusel for the perfect side.
Servings: 10
Calories: 518kcal
Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs medium sweet potatoes* 2-4 sweet potatoes
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened*
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup heavy cream or whole milk
- Pinch salt
Streusel Topping
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened*
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Rinse and pat dry sweet potatoes. Poke each one with a fork several times. Bake on a foil-covered baking sheet in the oven for 45-60 minutes or until they can be easily pierced with a knife. They should be soft and squishy.3-4 lbs medium sweet potatoes*
- Remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle. Peel the sweet potatoes, placing the flesh into a large mixing bowl.
- Mash sweet potatoes until smooth. * Then add the butter, eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt. Stir until combined.½ cup unsalted butter, 2 large eggs, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, ½ cup heavy cream , Pinch salt
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 2 ½ quart baking dish with extra butter or nonstick cooking spray. Place the sweet potato mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- In a bowl, combine the pecans, brown sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, and salt until combined. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the sweet potato.1 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup brown sugar, ½ cup flour, ¼ cup unsalted butter, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, Pinch salt
- Bake until slightly browned and cooked, approximately 40 minutes. Remove from oven, let sit for 5 minutes, then serve.
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Notes
Tips and Tricks
- *Canned Sweet Potatoes- If you don’t want to cook your sweet potatoes, you can puree candied sweet potatoes or candied yams. You will need about 4 cups of sweet potato puree. Also, keep in mind that candied sweet potatoes/yams will make the dish sweeter.
- *You can also puree the sweet potatoes in a food processor.
- *Butter: If using salted butter, omit the salt
Nutrition
Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 505mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 16686IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg