Candy Potato Casserole – A Stunning Mess

Candy potato casserole, probably probably the most controversial of all the vacation facet dishes. Lol. Do you want a brown sugar and pecan topping? Or are you within the marshmallow topping group? Is that this recipe a facet dish to be served together with the meal? Or do you serve candy potato casserole as a dessert?

Whereas these are, clearly, deeply private questions you’ll must reply for your self, listed below are my takes. I’m a marshmallow topping gal, though I’ve relations who very a lot favor brown sugar pecan topping. So, I going to share each topping choices within the recipe card beneath. And our household tends to serve candy potato casserole as a facet dish throughout the meal, not as a dessert.

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Substances

• Candy potatoes
• Egg
• Brown sugar
• Milk
• Butter
• Salt
• Cayenne – belief me, it doesn’t make this spicy simply provides extra depth of taste
• Pepper
• Cinnamon

I may also share within the printable recipe card beneath the components for the brown sugar pecan topping vs. marshmallow topping.

Instructions

Wash and minimize up the candy potatoes. In a big pot of boiling, salted water, prepare dinner till smooth sufficient to mash—about 12-Quarter-hour. Drain nicely after which mash in a big bowl.

To the bowl add the egg, 1/4 cup brown sugar, milk, 1/4 cup butter (softened), salt, cayenne, pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Mash collectively.

In a greased 9×13 pan, unfold the candy potato combination in an excellent layer.

To make the brown sugar pecan topping, in a medium dimension bowl, stir collectively the 1/2 cup brown sugar, all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup butter (softened) and chopped pecans. This combination must be crumbly. Unfold evenly over the casserole earlier than baking.

If you’re utilizing mini marshmallows for the topping, wait so as to add them till the final 5-8 minutes of baking.

Bake the casserole at 350°F (177°C) for 25-Half-hour.

Ideas for Making

• To get the marshmallow topping that further crispy, caramelized high, you may pop the completed casserole underneath the broiler for a minute or two (hold a detailed eye!) or use a kitchen torch to brulee the tops of the marshmallows.
• If your loved ones is split on toppings and also you need to do a half and half casserole much like the one I’ve pictured, be mindful the measurements for the toppings within the recipe card are to cowl the whole casserole. So, you need to divide them in half.
• You possibly can simply make candy potato casserole forward of time; merely hold the topping objects separate and canopy the refrigerate the casserole till you’re able to bake.

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