Easy Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Easy Sweet Potato Casserole recipe combines delicious sweet potatoes with apples and warm spices under a crunchy pecan topping. You’ll love this spin on the classic Baked Sweet Potato Casserole.

When you love sweet potatoes but don’t really want the traditional overly sweet and gooey sweet potato casserole of your childhood, bring this delicious and unique recipe for sweet potato casserole to your table instead.

Why You’ll Love About This Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

• Vegan sweet potato casserole. And it will work as a side dish or dessert depending on your preference. Make sure you use dairy-free butter.
• Not overly sweet. Usually, sweet potato casseroles use mashed sweet potatoes. With this recipe, I made it a lot less sweet and didn’t mash the sweet potatoes. Combined with the apple we didn’t miss the extra sugar and I ditched the cream for less fat.

Ingredients For Your Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

• Sweet Potatoes. You will need about 18 ounces which is about two potatoes.
• Granny Smith Apples. These apples have a tart edge that provides the perfect complement to the sweetness of the potatoes. They are great for baking without becoming too soft or mushy. Honey Crisp apples or a similar tart apple will work as well.
• Brown Sugar. Dark brown sugar will bring more flavor to the dish and the intensity pairs well with apples and sweet potatoes. Light brown sugar will work.
• Cinnamon. Traditional and tasty.
• Nutmeg. A wonderful spice for sweet potatoes or squash.
• Allspice. If you only use these spices during the holidays, make sure your jars are not expired. Spices really only last about six months in the cabinet with any flavor potency.
• Salt. To intensify the flavors and provide cohesiveness.
• Vegetable oil or non-stick cooking spray for a light drizzle. Canola will work as well.

Ingredients for the Pecan Topping

• Pecans. If you prefer, use your favorite baking nut.
• All-purpose flour. This recipe will definitely work with a gluten-free all-purpose one-for-one flour instead.
• Brown Sugar. Again, dark or light brown sugar will work.
• Butter. Use dairy-free or vegan butter if desired.

Tools You’ll Need For The Easy Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

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• 9×13 Baking Dish. If you plan to scale up the recipe use a lasagna pan instead.
• Knives. Sometimes I forget that not everyone realizes the value of good knives. If your knives are dull, it’s time they were sharpened or replaced. Dull knives are actually more dangerous! Quality knives change the entire kitchen experience, so if you don’t have them you do not know what you are missing.

How To Make An Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

Step 1: Bake the sweet potatoes.

Place the sweet potatoes in a baking dish and drizzle them with vegetable oil. In a preheated oven, bake these until soft. Remove from the oven.

Step 2: Prepare Sweet Potato Casserole Topping

Step 3: Assemble and Top

1. Mix the topping ingredients together until creamy.
2. Add the apples to the baked sweet potatoes.
3. Stir in the brown sugar spice mix. Spoon it over the sweet potatoes and apples.

4. Top the casserole with the pecan topping.

Step 4: Bake your Easy Sweet Potato Casserole.

In thirty minutes, you will have a delicious dessert or holiday side dish.

Popular Variations & Additions

• Add marshmallows to the pecan topping. Marshmallows are a delicious addition to the topping. Just add about a half cup and bake when you return the sweet potato casserole to the oven.
• Use all sweet potatoes instead of a combination with the apples.
• Walnuts or almonds will work just as well for the topping if you already have one of those on hand.

How To Reheat & Store Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

Best Way To Store Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

Keep the leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days or until it gets weepy and starts to separate.

Can I Freeze Baked Sweet Potato Casserole

Yes. Freeze the entire casserole to reheat later or freeze individual servings to use as needed. This makes a great treat for a busy workday! Use airtight containers and freeze for up to three months. The texture of the sweet potato casserole may change during the freezing process.

How To Reheat Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

You can eat your leftovers cold or reheat individual servings in the microwave for thirty seconds at a time until it reaches your desired temperature. Stir before eating to remove hot pockets. A whole casserole can be reheated from leftovers in the oven at 350º for 20-25 minutes.

Please note, that the printable recipe card has ingredient quantities, complete instructions, and nutritional information. The following is a quick overview of the recipe.

Baked Sweet Potato Casserole FAQs

Tips for the Perfect Recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole

This recipe easily scales up or down, as long as you have the right size casserole dish (or multiple dishes).

To mix the topping, it helps to use your hand to rub the ingredients together between your fingers, as the butter may stay clumped up and not mix well with just a spoon. You can also mix the pecan topping with a pastry cutter or two forks.

Other Casserole Recipes You’ll Love

• Twice Baked Potatoes Casserole
• Easy Cheesy Potatoes Casserole with Real Potatoes
• Pizza Casserole Recipe – Easy Family Favorite
• Roasted Corn and Bacon Casserole

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Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Author: Julie Menghini

This easy sweet potato casserole recipe uses apples and warm Fall spices to pack in the seasonal flavors and finished with a delicious crunchy pecan topping.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Potatoes, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword: Potato Casserole, Sweet Potato Recipe

Servings: 6 Servings

Equipment

• 9×13 Baking Dish

Ingredients

 

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• 18 oz sweet potatoes ~2 potatoes – peeled and cut into 1” pieces
• 9 oz granny smith apples ~2 apples – peeled and cut into 1” pieces
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ⅛ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp salt

Pecan Topping

• ½ cup pecans – roughly chopped
• ¼ cup flour AP or gluten-free
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ tsp butter dairy free for vegan

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
• Drizzle the sweet potatoes with a small amount of oil, or use oil spray, and bake in the oven in a casserole dish for 30 minutes or until fork tender.
• While the sweet potatoes are cooking, Mix together ¼ cup of brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt in a small bowl.
• Once the sweet potatoes are baked, add the apples to the casserole dish and sprinkle with the brown sugar spice mix until evenly distributed.
• In a separate larger bowl, mix the topping ingredients together by combining the pecans, flour, butter, and the other ¼ cup of brown sugar.

  It helps to use your hand to rub the ingredients together between your fingers, as the butter may stay clumped up and not mix well with just a spoon.
• Sprinkle the pecan topping over the top of the casserole.
• Return it to the oven for 30 minutes until the topping is golden-brown and has a nice crunch.

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 0.4mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 398mgFiber: 5gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 12100IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.

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