Candy Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

This candy potato casserole is to die for! This casserole is virtually a dessert, but it surely in some way nonetheless will get labeled as a vegetable facet dish. There are a whole lot of variations on this dish, and this one is for everybody who’s “Crew 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, strive our green bean casserole or our famous dinner rolls.

Is there actually any higher approach 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 need to peel and dice the candy potatoes for boiling. If you wish to add an extra layer of taste, you may bake them in the oven at 400 levels for 1 hour.
• Milk: Entire, 2%, or 1% milk works nicely right here. You too can substitute
• Brown Sugar: Gentle or darkish brown sugar each work, and you may change with granulated sugar. It simply received’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: Undoubtedly go for the minis on this one—giant marshmallows will make for a particularly thick topping that will likely be too candy for this already candy recipe. If you happen to solely have giant marshmallows, you may minimize these up utilizing kitchen scissors. You’ll be able to spray the scissors with nonstick cooking spray to forestall the marshmallows from sticking.

Candy Potatoes vs Yams

In the US, we have a tendency to make use of “candy potato” and “yam” interchangeably to confer with the potato-like vegetable with reddish brown pores and skin and orange flesh. Nonetheless, you may need additionally seen one thing labeled as a candy potato within the grocery retailer that has gentle yellow pores and skin. And generally, the orange flesh selection are labeled as yams. It may possibly get complicated, however each are literally candy potatoes!

Yams are simply dark-skinned candy potatoes. You most likely received’t come throughout precise yams in an American grocery retailer—tru yams have brown or black pores and skin, and the flesh is both crimson, purple, or off-white. We often 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 very best 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 a substitute, drain your canned yams totally after which combine them in with the opposite substances earlier than inserting them into your casserole dish. You’ll want 1 1/2 to 2 kilos of candy potatoes, however you may 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 easy. If you happen to don’t have a hand mixer, you may mash the boiled and drained candy potatoes by hand with a potato masher or a giant fork. You’ll be able to even strive utilizing a ricer or meals mill, which makes it straightforward to get a really advantageous, lump-free mash while not having a mixer.

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