Once our sweet potatoes are tender, this Sweet Potato Casserole is a simple whipping of cooked sweet potatoes, sugar, milk, a generous amount of butter, eggs, splashes of pure maple syrup and vanilla and enlivened by cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves and a pinch of pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes or until very tender when pierced with a fork drain VERY WELL.Add potatoes to a Dutch oven and add just enough water to cover potatoes.To make our Sweet Potato Casserole, we start by cooking our sweet potatoes.
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When picking out your sweet potatoes find ones that are firm and have unwrinkled flesh, free of blemishes. These three varieties are the orange fleshed, reddish-brownish skinned sweet potatoes that are often confused as yams. When selecting your sweet potatoes for this Sweet Potato Casserole, look for garnet yams – these are red sweet potatoes masquerading as yams! You may also use J ewel or Beauregard, which are also sweet potatoes. They both contain decent amounts of B vitamins. Yams have slightly more potassium and manganese. Sweet potatoes are lower in calories and higher in beta-carotene and vitamin C than yams. Just be aware of the increase in moisture and sugar. North Carolina is currently the largest producer for sweet potatoes! These look a-likes can substitute for each other between most recipes. Most people, in fact, have probably never tasted a true “yam.” They are often called “yams” at your grocery store but are in fact, are sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes come in 4 colors: purple, orange, yellow and white. They are long like sweet potatoes, but do not taper at the ends. Yams, true yams, can be hard to find, unless you frequent international or ethnic food stores. However, yams do not taste sweeter even with more sugar.
Yams are also mushier (due to their higher water content) and have higher sugar contents. Yams are darker, almost black, and have a rough texture. Over 600 varieties of yams are known, and 95% of these are still grown in Africa. They are both tuber vegetables and have similar shapes. Originating from Africa and a part of the lily family are our Yams. Sweet potatoes come from South America and are a member of the morning glory family. However, yams and sweet potatoes are very different and come from opposite parts of the world. It seems they are interchangeable or the same thing. They cannot even tell them apart, and grocery stores sell most orange sweet potatoes as yams. Manufacturers often label sweet potatoes as yams on frozen and canned packaging. Have you had yams lurking in the back of your head thru this whole Sweet Potato Casserole conversation? It would be hard not to. And it’s not just one of those obligatory side dishes that you have to make because it is Thanksgiving – nay, its one off those eagerly anticipated side dishes that you get to make because it is Thanksgiving. So its safe to say its a tried and true favorite and a must have at every Thanksgiving and Christmas. This Sweet Potato Casserole is a family recipe of my friend that goes way back in the day. Ever since that day, this Sweet Potato Casserole has been our one and only. It was rich and buttery, creamy and cinnamony complimented by crunchy, brown sugar pecans and ooey gooey marshmallows. But not this Thanksgiving, not with this Sweet Potato Casserole. I politely scooped a small serving of her Sweet Potato Casserole onto my plate, as I liked the traditional side dish, but never loved it enough for a big scoop – other sides always took priority. The mad crushing for this Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows started one Thanksgiving almost ten years ago at a dear friend’s house. But the one that left my husband and I oohing and ahhing is this Sweet Potato Casserole recipe with BOTH Marshmallows AND Pecan Topping. Some Sweet Potato Casseroles with Marshmallows, some Sweet Potato Casseroles with Pecan Topping, some better than others. Now I’ve had my share of Sweet Potato Casseroles over the years. If you are looking for a savory Sweet Potato Casserole, this my friends, is not it, (instead try my Herb Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and Gruyere,) but if you are looking for a best ever traditional Sweet Potato Casserole, then this IS it! Sweet Potato Casserole is arguably more of dessert than a side dish, but I love that we get to eat “dessert” alongside our main meal once/twice a year. Thanksgiving is going to be here in snap but you are going to be SO ready this year armed with my rave worthy Potatoes Au Gratin with Bacon, Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes and now this Sweet Potato Casserole as well as all your other favorite Carlsbad Cravings Thanksgiving recipes! (Be sure to check my Thanksgiving recipes often as I will add more as I post them.)
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