Ingredients

  • Sweet Potato Mixture
  • 9 cups mashed sweet potatoes or 80 ounces canned yams
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla
  • 6 eggs, well beaten
  • 3/4 cup melted butter (1 1/2 Sticks)
  • Topping
  • 3 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup butter, melted (2 Sticks)
  • 3 cups nuts, pecans finely chopped

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray.
  • Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter in a large mixing bowl in the order listed. Beat thoroughly with a hand mixer to increase the fluffiness of the sweet potato mixture.
  • Pour mixture into buttered 13x9 inch baking dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. (At this point, dish can be covered and refrigerated, after cooled a bit so it doesn't sweat too much.).
  • Sprinkle the surface of the sweet potato mixture evenly with the crust mixture and return to oven for 10 minutes.
  • Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.