Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole

This Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole recipe is a classic Thanksgiving side! Buttery sweet potatoes with brown sugar and a splash of bourbon!

Wondering what to serve with this sweet potato casserole? Ty our Brown Butter Baked Ham or this super Simple Roast Turkey recipe!

sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top

An Easy Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that totally revolves around food. So having make ahead side dish recipes like this Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole in your back pocket are key!

This recipe can be completely made ahead of time and stashed in your refrigerator until it’s time for baking. Bring the casserole out about 30 minutes before you put it in the oven and bake per the recipe instructions.

What I love most about this sweet potato casserole is the marshmallow topping. The marshmallows toast while the casserole is baking, just like if you were sitting by a campfire.

So you have a super buttery, brown sugar mashed sweet potato inside, with toasty marshmallows combined with crunch from pecans on top. It’s side dish perfection!

How to Make This Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole

sweet potato casserole ingredients

Start out by boiling the sweet potatoes until they are fork tender. Make sure they are pretty soft before you drain them, it will make mashing them a lot easier.

Once you mash the sweet potatoes, add softened butter, brown sugar, chopped pecans and a few seasonings. Mix that together and pour it into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish.

Top the sweet potato casserole with mini marshmallows and chopped or whole pecans and bake. This is one of those recipes that looks so delicious and impressive, but really takes just a few minutes to make.

bourbon sweet potato casserole in a clear baking dish

Can You Leave Out The Bourbon In This Recipe?

Yes you can! Adding bourbon to these sweet potatoes just enhances the flavor a little, it’s not going to add enough alcohol to the recipe to make it off limits for the kids. But if you don’t want to add the bourbon just omit it from the recipe, it’s still going to be amazing!

bourbon sweet potato casserole with a brown napkin on the side

What Other Nuts Can I Use In This Sweet Potato Casserole?

Walnuts, Slivered Almonds, macadamia nuts and even toasted hazelnuts would be delicious! Pecans are a traditional ingredient in sweet potato casserole so we stuck with tradition for our recipe.

Also, if you’re a nut free house you can leave the nuts completely out of this recipe! The nuts add a really nu=ice flavor and give the casserole texture, but it will still be super tasty without any nuts at all!

sweet potato casserole with marhmallows being spooned out of a casserole

There’s not a person I can think of that isn’t going to want a giant scoop of these sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving, or any holiday. That perfect scoop with a little melted marshmallow…it’s so completely addicting, even if you’re plate is packed!

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Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole

  • Author: Dan
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

This Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole is a favorite Thanksgiving side dish! Buttery mashed sweet potatoes sweetened with brown sugar and a splash of bourbon! It’s a fancy – but easy! – twist on the classic sweet potatoes with marshmallows side dish.

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Ingredients

  • 4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes
  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon (optional)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans, divided (1/2 cup for topping)
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place the sweet potatoes in a large pot of water, filling the water a couple of inches over the tops of the potatoes. Add 2 tablespoons of kosher salt to the water and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes for 15 minutes until they are fork tender and drain.
  3. Add the potatoes to a large bowl and mash with a potato masher until you get a smooth consistency.
  4. Add the butter, vanilla, bourbon, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and 1 cup of the chopped pecans to the bowl and stir to combine with the potatoes.
  5. Pour the sweet potatoes into a buttered, 9″ x 13″ (2 quart) casserole dish and top with the marshmallows and the remaining 1/2 cup of pecans.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes until the center is hot and the marshmallows have browned. If the marshmallows are getting to brown on top and the casserole isn’t warm yet, spray a piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover the casserole dish until warmed through.
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Stove Top/Oven
  • Cuisine: American

 

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7 Responses
  1. Lee Ann

    I want to make these for a feeding ministry but I don’t think that I can peel all of those sweet potatoes. I’m sure it won’t be as good but does anyone have a guess what the equivalent in canned Yams or Sweet Potatoes would be?






  2. Tonya

    Am I correct in seeing that you used Yams not actual sweet potatoes in this recipe? Yams have that bright orange color where as sweet potatoes are lighter and have more of a pale white colored inside skin? Can’t wait to make this tomorrow and wanted to be sure!

  3. Stephanie

    Good grief these were delicious! I didn’t make the full recipe and just eyeballed it. The bourbon gives it a great flavor! Thank you.






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