| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr 5 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the baking dish
- 2 1/2 pounds medium sweet potatoes (about 3), poked with a fork
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon self-rising cornmeal
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- On a foil-covered baking sheet, bake the sweet potatoes until soft, about 1 hour. Remove and let cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes, place the flesh in a large mixing bowl, add the butter and mash until smooth. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the sugar, milk, cornmeal, salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla and beat until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Arrange the pecan halves on top of the pudding and top with the brown sugar. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla by small droplets over the brown sugar. Bake until the top is browned, about 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 517 |
| Total Fat | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 46 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 79 mg |
| Sodium | 183 mg |
Reviews
Made for Christmas dinner. It got rave reviews from the entire family. I added a 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon, could have went with a whole tsp. but didn’t want to overwhelm the dish. Definately will make again.
Made this is with no worries! Family thought it was great for Thanksgiving! The sweetest was spot on, not too much for the sweet tooth. It’s a hit for a dinner party desert!
This was really tasty but WOW it’s sweet. I’ll make again but will probably try 1/2 cup of sugar in the filling and reduce some of the sugar on top.
We have made this recipe at least a dozen times in our family. We have altered it over time as we are all trying to change our diet. We have eliminated the sugar and only do a 1/2 stick of butter instead. It is still amazing. Great weekday side dish!
Made this tonight, using three potatoes and it is excellent! Will probably use four sweet potatoes next time.
This was absolutely delicious! Everyone at my Thanksgiving table loved it!
Bye bye marshmallow sweet potatoes; this one is way better, although probably even more fattening.
Just a note, if you are making this for smaller group, a half recipe fits perfectly in a 9″ pie plate, and start watching for doneness at 30 minutes. By the way, my girlfriend says that if Garth has an opening for lunch, she’d love to meet him!
Made this for Thanksgiving and it is fabulous. It got rave reviews even from the “non sweet potato” crowd.
11/24/2016: Tried for Thanksgiving. It was great. Had to use artificial sweetner, but LOVED IT! Hubby liked too!. Now I may have to start cooking more! Thanks Trisha!