Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole

Name: Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, melted; 59 milliliters buttermilk; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 2 larges eggs; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 pinch ground allspice; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 59 milliliters maple syrup; 79 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters chopped roasted, salted pistachios; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 kilograms sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole

The recipe Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole could satisfy your American craving in roughly 1 hour. This side dish has 1245 calories, 21g of protein, and 30g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. If you have vanillan extract, ground allspice, brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with butter.

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Butter

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Oven

Place sweet potato cubes into a large pot, cover with water, and add a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until a knife is easily inserted into a sweet potato cube, about 10 minutes.

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Sweet Potato

Water

Salt

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Pot

Drain well. Return to the pot and mash 2 tablespoons butter into sweet potatoes.

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Sweet Potato

Butter

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Pot

Whisk eggs, maple syrup, buttermilk, milk, vanilla extract, cayenne pepper, allspice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually mash sweet potatoes into egg mixture, starting with 2 tablespoons of sweet potato mixture, until all sweet potatoes are incorporated.

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Vanilla Extract

Cayenne Pepper

Sweet Potato

Maple Syrup

Buttermilk

Allspice

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Transfer sweet potatoes into prepared baking dish.

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Sweet Potato

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Mix pistachios, brown sugar, flour, and 1/4 cup melted butter together until completely mixed. Crumble topping evenly over top of sweet potatoes. Use the back of a fork to gently press pistachio mixture down onto sweet potatoes.

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Sweet Potato

Brown Sugar

Pistachio Nuts

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and casserole is set, 25 to 30 minutes. If desired, place under oven's broiler for 5 minutes to give topping a little more brown color.

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Let rest to cool slightly before serving, about 10 minutes.