Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Tennessee Whiskey Sweet Potato Casserole is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like water, sweet potato, brown sugar, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Tennessee Whiskey Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 quart Water
- 2.5 cup Sweet Potato
- 0.75 cup Brown Sugar
- 0.33333333333333 cup Alcoholic Beverage
- 0.25 cup Butter
- 2.25 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2.25 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 cup Butter
- 0.75 cup Brown Sugar
- 1.5 cup Pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
- Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 7 minutes; drain.
- Transfer potatoes to a large mixing bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth.
- Add 3/4 cup brown sugar, Tennessee whiskey, 1/4 cup softened butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the potatoes; stir to incorporate.
- Spread mixture into a 1-quart casserole dish.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small skillet over low heat.
- Stir 3/4 cup brown sugar into the melted butter until incorporated.
- Add pecans to skillet; cook and stir until the pecans are completely coated in the butter mixture, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Top sweet potato mixture with the pecans.
- Bake in preheated oven until browned around the edges, about 25 minutes.
