Lightened Sweet Potato Casserole
Orange zest adds a bright flavor to this Lightened Sweet Potato Casserole with a crunchy pecan topping.
Prep Time1 hour hr
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Servings: 8
Author: My TX Kitchen
- 4 cups Sweet Potatoes cooked and mashed
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tbsp. Butter melted
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 tsp. Orange Zest freshly grated
Topping
- 4 Tbsp. Butter melted
- ¼ cup Flour
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ¾ cup Pecans chopped
Preheat oven to 375F. In a large bowl combine sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and orange zest until smooth. Spoon sweet potato contents into a 1 ½ quart dish.
To make topping, combine butter, flour, brown sugar and pecans and mix until combined. Sprinkle topping evenly over sweet potato mixture.
Bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes.