Gourmet Sweet Potato Classic

By flowerpower3034

Ingredients

• 5 * 5 sweet potatoes
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter
• 2 * 2 eggs
• 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 * 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 * 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

# Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
# Bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften. Cool slightly, peel, and mash.
# In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
# In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
# Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned