A requested Thanksgiving dish featuring sweet potatoes and a delicious pecan streusel topping. This casserole can be prepared a day or two ahead of time and is easily baked before serving.
1: Wash and dry the sweet potatoes.
2: Preheat the oven to 375°F.
3: Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and carefully poke a few holes into the skin with a fork.
4: Bake at 375°F for 90 minutes - 2 hours, until a knife can be inserted all the way through with no effort.
5: Let the potatoes cool before handling.
6: Slice open the sweet potatoes and scoop the inside out into a large bowl.
7: Add the two eggs, melted butter, half + half, brown sugar, salt, and pepper.
8: With a handheld mixer, whip everything together until the sweet potatoes are light and fluffy (3-4 minutes).
9: Pour into a 9x13 baking dish.
10: For the pecan streusel, toss all the ingredients together until a sticky crumble forms.
11: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
12: Sprinkle the pecan streusel on top of the sweet potatoes.
13: Bake at 400°F for 30-40 minutes uncovered, until the streusel is golden and the sweet potatoes are bubbly hot!
