This candy potato casserole is to die for! This casserole is virtually a dessert, nevertheless it one way or the other nonetheless will get categorized as a vegetable facet dish. There are numerous variations on this dish, and this one is for everybody who’s “Crew Marshmallow Topping.” Everybody at your vacation occasions this 12 months will love this scrumptious casserole and its buttery, candy filling and gooey topping.
For extra scrumptious facet dishes, strive our green bean casserole or our famous dinner rolls.
Why Our Recipe
- Easy and buttery candy potato filling topped with caramelized toasted marshmallows for the proper indulgent facet dish.
- Simple, make-ahead directions assist you to prep upfront and easily add marshmallows earlier than baking.
Is there actually any higher technique to eat candy potatoes than with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows? Probably not! This recipe is irresistibly scrumptious, and it comes collectively tremendous simply! This recipe even has easy, make-ahead directions so you may get the filling prepared upfront and simply add marshmallows earlier than baking.
Ingredient Notes
- Candy Potatoes: You’ll wish to peel and dice the candy potatoes for boiling. If you wish to add a further layer of taste, you’ll be able to bake them in the oven at 400 levels for 1 hour.
- Milk: Entire, 2%, or 1% milk works effectively right here. You too can substitute
- Brown Sugar: Gentle or darkish brown sugar each work, and you may change with granulated sugar. It simply gained’t have that very same darker molasses taste that comes from brown sugar.
- Eggs: These add construction to the casserole to create a extra custard-like filling.
- Mini marshmallows: Undoubtedly go for the minis on this one—giant marshmallows will make for a particularly thick topping that will likely be too candy for this already candy recipe. When you solely have giant marshmallows, you’ll be able to minimize these up utilizing kitchen scissors. You’ll be able to spray the scissors with nonstick cooking spray to forestall the marshmallows from sticking.
Candy Potatoes vs Yams
In the US, we have a tendency to make use of “candy potato” and “yam” interchangeably to confer with the potato-like vegetable with reddish brown pores and skin and orange flesh. Nevertheless, you might need additionally seen one thing labeled as a candy potato within the grocery retailer that has mild yellow pores and skin. And generally, the orange flesh selection are labeled as yams. It will probably get complicated, however each are literally candy potatoes!
Yams are simply dark-skinned candy potatoes. You in all probability gained’t come throughout precise yams in an American grocery retailer—tru yams have brown or black pores and skin, and the flesh is both crimson, purple, or off-white. We normally use garnet candy potatoes as a result of we love the colour and taste, however you need to use orange or white candy potatoes relying in your desire.
Canned Candy Potatoes
This recipe requires uncooked candy potatoes, and we extremely advocate sticking with that to get the very best taste and texture. However in case you solely have canned candy potatoes, we are able to make that work too! You’ll simply skip the primary and second steps of the recipe that ask you to cut after which boil the candy potatoes.
As a substitute, drain your canned yams totally after which combine them in with the opposite substances earlier than putting them into your casserole dish. You’ll want 1 1/2 to 2 kilos of candy potatoes, however you’ll be able to all the time scale the recipe all the way down to be smaller if you want to.
Mashing Choices
This recipe requires utilizing a hand mixer to whip your candy potatoes till clean. When you don’t have a hand mixer, you’ll be able to mash the boiled and drained candy potatoes by hand with a potato masher or a giant fork. You’ll be able to even strive utilizing a ricer or meals mill, which makes it straightforward to get a really high-quality, lump-free mash while not having a mixer.
Storage and Reheating Directions
Refrigerate leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 4 days.
Reheat parts within the microwave on excessive in 30-second increments. You too can rewarm the casserole within the oven if you wish to reheat a big portion at one time. Preheat the oven to 350, then put the casserole in till warmed by way of.
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