An easy sweet potato casserole flavored with bourbon and then covered with a streusel topping made up of spicy pecans, brown sugar and bacon. It will be a show stopper at your holiday meal. A make ahead dish that just needs 30 minutes to bake. Great for potlucks.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole with Streusel
- Main Ingredients: sweet potatoes, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, milk, butter, eggs, bourbon
- Why You'll Love It: An easy sweet potato casserole flavored with bourbon and then covered with a streusel topping made up of spicy pecans, brown sugar and bacon. It will be a show stopper at your holiday meal. A make ahead dish that just needs 30 minutes to bake. Great for potlucks.
With Just a Few Additions, Mashed Sweet Potatoes are Transformed
Change up your marshmallow topping sweet potato recipe with this spicy, sweet, bourbon flavored improvement on a traditional sweet potato casserole. The bourbon mixed with mashed sweet potatoes is subtle but not overpowering and crispy bacon and pecans on top are the perfect crumble.
You expect the typical brown sugar topping, and then you take a bite and taste a savory, spicy, salty and just slightly sweet mixture that compliments the bourbon flavored potatoes perfectly. Say good-bye to boring side dishes, hello flavor!
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Whether you make this for Thanksgiving or as a side for dinner with friends and family, this easy sweet potato casserole will always be a favorite.
Do you need something a little different to take to this years holiday potluck, you can bet that no one else will be able to beat this sweet potato casserole covered in a bacon pecan streusel topping.
For a stovetop recipe for those times when your oven’s full, try some candied sweet potatoes, or if you’re looking for something less sweet, roasted sweet potatoes with pears or a sweet potato souffle are both amazing.
Ingredients You’ll Need for a Sweet Potato Casserole with Crumb Topping
- Red Garnet sweet potatoes – red garnet are the ones you see most commonly at the grocery with a bright orange flesh.
- Bourbon – use your favorite brand.
- Bacon – just two slices but it adds a smokey flavor, if you can find pepper bacon, it’s even better.
- Pecans – these are in the streusel and add a nice crunch to the mashed sweet potatoes.
- Cayenne pepper – just a pinch gives the topping a little heat.
- Pantry items -brown sugar, flour, butter, milk, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon.
Pro Tip: Save time when making sweet potato casseroles and cook the sweet potatoes in the microwave.
It’s So Simple to Make a Sweet Potato Casserole with Streusel
Step 1: cook the potatoes
Cook the potatoes. You have two choices, you can either bake them for about 1 hour, or microwave the potatoes for about eight minutes.
Step 2: make the filling
Once cooked, peel off the skins and mash with a potato masher. If you don’t have one, use a fork. Add milk, butter, eggs, bourbon and the rest of the seasonings and combine. Pour into a baking dish.
Step 3: make a crumble
Make the topping by combining all the ingredients and then sprinkle on top of the sweet potatoes. At this point you can cover and refrigerate overnight or until ready to bake.
It needs to bake for about 30 minutes until the top is golden brown.
Try this streusel topped sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving, it will really spice up the more traditional side dishes. If you don’t like bourbon, you can substitute vanilla. I personally prefer the bourbon flavor, but these are amazing both ways.
You can make this in advance and add the topping before baking. Once baked, it will only save for a day or two before the topping looses its crunch. Still delicious, but a little mushy.
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Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole with Streusel
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes about 4 cups
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- TOPPING
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup flour
- 1 ½ cups pecans
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
Instructions
- To cook the potatoes poke them with a fork and bake in the oven at 400º for 1 hour or microwave for about 8 minutes until soft and tender. Cool and peel away skins. Mash in a large bowl. Add in brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, milk, butter, eggs and bourbon until fully combined. Pour into greased casserole dish.
- Topping:
- In a separate bowl, add cooked bacon, brown sugar, flour, pecans, butter, and cayenne. Mix well. Spread on top of sweet potato mixture.
- Bake at 350º for 30-40 minutes or until the pecans are golden.
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Barbara’s Tips + Notes
- You can substitute vanilla for the bourbon
- You can make this the day before but it’s best baked the same day.
- This will last for 1-2 days and then the topping will get mushy.
- You can either bake the sweet potatoes for an hour or microwave for about 8 minutes.
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Kim says
Would this be fine to make night before at home and then take to a potluck the next day and just reheat in oven?
Barbara Curry says
Yes, it will reheat great in the oven, let it come to room temperature before you put it in the oven. If you need to reheat in a microwave, the pecan topping will not be as crisp but will still taste great. Hope it’s a hit at your potluck.
Marwa says
You got this from halfbakedharvest, right?
Barbara Curry says
Yes, as indicated in the post, I adapted it from a recipe from Half Baked Harvest.