Description
Comforting crockpot sweet potato casserole brings Southern hospitality to family gatherings with minimal kitchen effort. Creamy spiced potatoes topped with crunchy pecans create a memorable side dish you’ll savor at holiday meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs (1.36 kg) sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick
- ½ cup (120 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) heavy cream
- 2 tbsps (30 g) butter
- 4 tbsps (60 g) melted butter
- ¾ cup (90 g) chopped pecans, toasted
- ⅓ cup (70 g) packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsps (16 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Potato Preparation: Combine cubed sweet potatoes with orange juice and salt in the crockpot, ensuring even distribution and optimal flavor infusion.
- Slow Cooking: Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours until sweet potatoes become exceptionally tender and easily mashable.
- Creamy Transformation: Unveil crockpot and incorporate heavy cream and butter, vigorously mashing until achieving a smooth, luxurious consistency with no lumps remaining.
- Pecan Topping Creation: In a separate bowl, blend melted butter, chopped pecans, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt to craft a rich, textured topping mixture.
- Topping Application and Final Cooking: Sprinkle the pecan mixture evenly across the sweet potato surface, then cover and cook for an additional 30-60 minutes, allowing the topping to caramelize and develop a golden, crisp texture that complements the creamy base.
Notes
- Optimize Potato Cutting: Cube sweet potatoes uniformly (about 1-inch pieces) to ensure consistent cooking and prevent uneven texture.
- Moisture Management: Use orange juice sparingly to add flavor without making the casserole too watery; drain excess liquid if needed.
- Mashing Mastery: Wait until potatoes are extremely tender before mashing to achieve the smoothest, creamiest consistency possible.
- Topping Timing: Add pecan crumble in the final hour of cooking to prevent burning and maintain a perfect crisp-yet-golden texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4-6 hours
- Category: Dinner, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg