Lightened-Up Sweet Potato Casserole

Recipe by The Gourmet RD

One of my favorite dishes to eat (and make) on Thanksgiving is sweet potato casserole. It's sort of like a dessert, but acceptable to call a side because it's made with sweet potatoes.  So we

Ingredients

• ¼ cup dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup melted butter
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup evaporated milk
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups cooked sweet potatoes*
• pinch coarse salt
• 1 cup corn or bran flakes (crushed)
• ½ cup Pecans (chopped)
• ¼ cup dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup melted butter

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer to beat brown sugar, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, sweet potatoes and salt, until smooth. Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 casserole dish. Bake 20 minutes. In a small bowl, mix together corn flakes, pecans, brown sugar and butter. Evenly distribute topping on the sweet potato filling. Bake for another 15-20 minutes, until filling is set and pulling away from the sides. Allow to slightly cool before serving.

View the recipe instructions at The Gourmet RD