Thanksgiving snafu

So, I cooked and cooked and cooked stuff for Thanksgiving.

I took all the pictures of the prep work and did so good of doing each step. THEN I forgot to take the finished product. UGGG.

Good news is that I need to make it all over again!

Research and Development and I have been working on this recipe for a while. He is not a fan of nuts in anything. He'll eat a peanut or an almond and such but he doesn't like it in his food. Sweet Potato Souffle usually has nuts in it.

It was a bright awakening finding a sweet potato around here. I'm from eastern NC. North Carolina is the leading state for sweet potato growing. At home you can get beautiful sweet potatoes anytime you want them and they are CHEAP. Never, ever ever have I ever before paid $.68 a pound for sweet potatoes. That.was.insane! At home there are times when you can get them for $.08 a pound back home.
Anyway! Since we're Tarheels at heart we LOVE sweet potatoes.

Here's what you need:

Sweet Potato Souffle (or casserole is you prefer)

4 cups cubed sweet potato

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 tsp salt

4 tbsp butter, softened

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Topping:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup all purpose flour

3 tbsp butter, softened

1/2 cup chopped pecans (if you like, we do not)

Preheat to 325

Your cooking time will depend on the size of your cubes.

My cubes usually take about 20 minutes of boiling!

Boil your lovely cubes.

Take your lovely masher and mash your potatoes. How much you mash with your masher is up to you. You can have chunky potatoes if you like, or smooth. Decide for yourself.

Add sugar,

Eggs,

 salt, butter, milk and vanilla. Mix well!

Spray your dish and add the mixture! (Yes, yes that is marshmellows in the background!)

Now for the topping!

Brown sugar, flour and butter.

I tried this once with melted butter, I will not let you make this mistake.

Just sort of mix together.

Incorporate. Then you will sprinkle this mixture over the potatoes.

This turns into a crispy surprise. It's like a candy shell, you won't regret it.

Cook for about 25 minutes or so.

Now, if you aren't a marshmellow person just cook it for another 10 minutes or so.

Add the marshmellows! Cook another 10 minutes.

Sorry about this picture. It's like a mug shot for souffle. Normally I would have left for another 2 or 3 minutes for the golden browness, but I was feeling rather impatient.

I need you to make this so you can taste it.

The sweet potatoes are delicious. That little bit of vanilla makes all the difference in the world. The little crispy layer adds just that crunch and it's hidden beneath the marshmellows and that makes it a sneaky little crunch!

When we make this I warm it up for breakfast in the mornings!