Thanksgiving Pecan Streusel Sweet Potato Casserole

Name: Thanksgiving Pecan Streusel Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
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

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November 24, 2014

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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!

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.

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?

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 ↓

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. ↓↓

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…

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.

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

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