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Thanksgiving Pecan Streusel Sweet Potato Casserole

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Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole—It’s been a family-favorite for years!

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

Don’t hate me. I realize that not everyone around here is as sweet potato-cray as I am.

What I’m getting at is, yes, I’m throwing yet another sweet potato recipe in your face today.

I mean, Thanksgiving is in only 3 days!! And my Thanksgiving shrine of recipes would not be complete without the creme de la creme of all sweet potato dishes.

Scratch what I said before. I’m not throwing these ‘taters in your face. That would be wasteful—I’m stuffing them in MY face.

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

Okaaaay, I’ll admit that one of the skills I have yet to master in this whole food blogging thing is the actual “sharing” part of the food.

In fact, I kinda get the feeling that my family probably thinks I have to go back to kindergarten to deal with my lack of willingness to share the food I make.

Sorry guys?? Sweet potatoes are my jam. We all know that by now.

And I’m convinced that my call to eat all the Pecan Streusel Sweet Potatoes is coming from a much bigger and powerful force.

My sweet potato-obsessed tastebuds maybe?

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

Okay, time-out on all the incoherent rambling above. Let’s get to the goods shall we? Meaning the sweet ‘taters.

The last recipe I shared involving sweet potatoes was pretty amazing, but c’mon guys, it’s Thanksgiving and we all know how bare and lonely your table would be without a classic streusel-covered, tastes-like-dessert sweet potato dish.

And it just so happens that I have a hum-dinger of a sweet potato casserole that I’ve been making (read: face shoveling) for about 2 years now. My family will take no other sweet potatoes than THIS ↓

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

For my next act, I shall create STREUSEL.

I mean, the buttery, pecan-filled streusel topping is obviously the STAR of any sweet potato casserole, so it just goes without saying that where there’s sweet potatoes you’ve gotta have streusel. Forget about the marshmallows guys. Streusel’s where it’s at.

‘Ya know, one of those pick-me-off-and-just-eat-me-plain-cause-I’m-so-yummy kinda things. ↓↓

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

I bear no experience with that sentence above. Promise.

My family isn’t as obsessed with those orange potatoes as much as I am, but even they’ll willingly (and pig-ishly) eat this sweet, nutty casserole. In fact, it’s become a tradition that I make these sweet potatoes every Friday night to go with our juicy roast chicken, creamy mashed potatoes, and soft-as-pillows overnight dinner rolls.

Good grief, I just gave you guys a whole meal plan…

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

Hands-down my favorite night of the week, obv. 😀

To all you folks who hate on my beloved sweet ‘taters….well, I feel sorry for ‘ya, because you’re about to miss out on the YUM of your life.

BUT…(there’s always a but) To my fellow sweet potato-loving peeps: Feel free to do a happy dance….NOW. Because you obviously know what you’re making to contribute to the feast on Thursday.

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years! @WholeHeavenly

That is….if you don’t eat it all beforehand. 😉

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Thanksgiving Pecan Streusel Sweet Potato Casserole

Looking for that perfect sweet potato dish to bring to your Thanksgiving gathering? Look no further than this simple pecan streusel-covered sweet potato casserole---It's been a family-favorite for years!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 large sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
  • STREUSEL:
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon white whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

  • Place sweet potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and let simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 25 minutes.
  • Remove sweet potatoes from hot water and run under cold water, removing skins. Place peeled sweet potatoes in a large bowl, Mash with sugar, coconut, egg, cinnamon and cream until smooth and no chunks remain. Evenly spread into a greased 9x13 baking pan and set aside while you prepare the streusel.
  • In a small bowl, combine pecans, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Using a fork, toss in melted butter until streusel is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over sweet potatoes.
  • Bake sweet potato casserole at 350F 15-20 minutes or until heated through and streusel is golden brown. Serve warm.

Notes

Store casserole in refrigerator up to 3 days. NOTE: Casserole may be assembled ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator up to 8 hours. Bake as directed after removing from refrigerator.
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  1. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    Now this is a sweet potato casserole! This looks amazing, Sarah! I’ve only gotten to like sweet potatoes recently, but I love how full of flavor this is. And that topping looks incredible! I think I could eat that all by myself! 🙂 What a perfect dish!

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  4. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says

    Oh Sarah, this is one gorgeous sweet potato casserole!!! I am crazy about sweet potatoes too and with that awesome looking streusel, I would not want to share any of this either. I can just imagine how amazing your Thanksgiving table is going to look with all those incredible dishes you’ve made, my mouth is watering just looking at these pictures 🙂

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  8. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

    Sweet potato casserole is one of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes. Just delicious! I love that you add coconut to yours, I need to try that next time. And so smart using candied pecans! Why did I never think of that? The sweeter the better.

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  12. Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says

    OK, don’t hate me (as a fellow sweet potato nut), but I have never had a sweet potato casserole…it’s just not a thing here in Canada. This casserole looks amazing, those pecans on top wouldn’t stand a chance with me around, they’d be picked…picked…picked away before dinner was even served 😉

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    • Sarah says

      Oh my gosh, if you’ve never had a sweet potato casserole before you are going to fall in LOVE, Denise! You should definitely give them a try—and totally YES, those pecans on top just beg to be picked off. LOL! 😉

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    • Sarah says

      I don’t like the marshmallow toppings either—too sweet just…no. LOL. Glad to hear we’re on the same page as far as candied pecans go. FTW!! 😉

      Reply

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