Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole is the perfect holiday side dish. Savory and sweet combine in such a unique way! Creamy mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar, topped with a homemade marshmallow meringue!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 5-6 large sweet potatoes
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Marshmallow Meringue
- 4 egg whites, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Sweet Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a fork, prick the sweet potato a few times on each side to create heat vents. Place the sweet potatoes on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 70-80 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
- Allow the potatoes to cool for 15-20 minutes, or until they are cool enough to handle.
- Scoop out the inside of each sweet potato (discard the skins) and place the contents into the bowl of a food processor.
- Add eggs, brown sugar, salt, pepper, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cayenne. Blend until smooth.
- Spray an 11x7-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour the potato mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are set. While sweet potatoes are baking, prepare the marshmallow meringue.
Marshmallow Meringue
- Bring a saucepan filled with water to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer.
- In a medium bowl, add egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar. Whisk together.
- Place the bowl over the saucepan and cook, whisking constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved (about 3 to 4 minutes)
- Remove from heat.
- Using an electric mixture on medium-high speed, beat the mixture until soft peaks form (about 5-6 minutes). If peaks do not form after 6 minutes, slowly add in 1 teaspoon of sugar at a time, continue mixing and repeat until it begins to firm up.
- Gently stir in the vanilla.
Assembly
- Once the sweet potatoes have baked, remove them from the oven. Preheat the oven to broil.
- Carefully top the cooked sweet potatoes with the marshmallow meringue in an even layer (the pan will be hot).
- Broil until marshmallow meringue is browned (30 seconds to 2 minutes). The meringue should be golden brown.
- Serve hot.