Categories: Sides-Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 cups sweet potatoes, cooked & mashed
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup all-purpose/ plain flour
- 1/4 cup butter
Directions
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Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (or approximately 350 degrees F).
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In a large bowl, beat the eggs well.
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Add in the milk, butter and sugar.
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Mix in the sweet potato, lemon juice, vanilla essence, salt, ground cinnamon & nutmeg.
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Ensure mixture is well combined, then set aside while you prepare the topping.
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In a separate large bowl, combine the brown sugar, chopped pecans, desiccated coconut, flour and butter.
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Mix well.
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Topping mixture should be crumbly & crunchy.
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Lightly grease a baking dish.
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Spoon the sweet potato mixture into the baking dish.
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Sprinkle the topping over the sweet potato mixture.
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Place baking dish into your preheated oven and cook for approximately 30 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the casserole has heated through.