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 “Staff Marshmallow Topping.” Everybody at your vacation occasions this yr will love this scrumptious casserole and its buttery, candy filling and gooey topping.
For extra scrumptious facet dishes, attempt our inexperienced bean casserole or our well-known dinner rolls.
Why Our Recipe
- Clean and buttery candy potato filling topped with caramelized toasted marshmallows for the proper indulgent facet dish.
- Straightforward, make-ahead directions help you prep prematurely and easily add marshmallows earlier than baking.
Is there actually any higher option to eat candy potatoes than with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows? Not likely! 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 prematurely 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 an extra layer of taste, you possibly can bake them within the oven at 400 levels for 1 hour.
- Milk: Complete, 2%, or 1% milk works properly right here. You can even substitute
- Brown Sugar: Gentle or darkish brown sugar each work, and you may substitute 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: Positively go for the minis on this one—massive marshmallows will make for an especially thick topping that might be too candy for this already candy recipe. When you solely have massive marshmallows, you possibly can reduce these up utilizing kitchen scissors. You’ll be able to spray the scissors with nonstick cooking spray to stop the marshmallows from sticking.
Candy Potatoes vs Yams
In the USA, we have a tendency to make use of “candy potato” and “yam” interchangeably to discuss with the potato-like vegetable with reddish brown pores and skin and orange flesh. Nonetheless, you might need additionally seen one thing labeled as a candy potato within the grocery retailer that has mild yellow pores and skin. And typically, the orange flesh selection are labeled as yams. It could possibly get complicated, however each are literally candy potatoes!
Yams are simply dark-skinned candy potatoes. You most likely 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 pink, purple, or off-white. We normally use garnet candy potatoes as a result of we love the colour and taste, however you should utilize orange or white candy potatoes relying in your choice.
Canned Candy Potatoes
This recipe requires uncooked candy potatoes, and we extremely advocate sticking with that to get the perfect taste and texture. However if you happen to 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 an alternative, drain your canned yams totally after which combine them in with the opposite components earlier than inserting them into your casserole dish. You’ll want 1 1/2 to 2 kilos of candy potatoes, however you possibly can at all times scale the recipe right down to be smaller if that you must.
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 possibly can mash the boiled and drained candy potatoes by hand with a potato masher or a massive fork. You’ll be able to even attempt utilizing a ricer or meals mill, which makes it simple to get a really positive, 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 can even 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 via.
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