Candy Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

This candy potato casserole is to die for! This casserole is virtually a dessert, however it in some way nonetheless will get categorised as a vegetable facet dish. There are a variety of variations on this dish, and this one is for everybody who’s “Staff Marshmallow Topping.” Everybody at your vacation occasions this 12 months 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 solution 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 upfront 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 effectively right here. You may as well substitute
• Brown Sugar: Gentle or darkish brown sugar each work, and you’ll change with granulated sugar. It simply gained’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: Positively go for the minis on this one—giant marshmallows will make for a particularly thick topping that might be too candy for this already candy recipe. In case you solely have giant marshmallows, you may minimize these up utilizing kitchen scissors. You possibly can spray the scissors with nonstick cooking spray to forestall the marshmallows from sticking.

Candy Potatoes vs Yams

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

Yams are simply dark-skinned candy potatoes. You in all probability gained’t come throughout precise yams in an American grocery retailer—tru yams have brown or black pores and skin, and the flesh is both pink, purple, or off-white. We often use garnet candy potatoes as a result of we love the colour and taste, however you should use orange or white candy potatoes relying in your desire.

Canned Candy Potatoes

This recipe requires uncooked candy potatoes, and we extremely suggest sticking with that to get one of the best taste and texture. However should you solely have canned candy potatoes, we will 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 an alternative, drain your canned yams completely after which combine them in with the opposite components earlier than putting 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 all the way down to be smaller if that you must.

Mashing Choices

This recipe requires utilizing a hand mixer to whip your candy potatoes till easy. In case you 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 possibly can even strive utilizing a ricer or meals mill, which makes it simple to get a really high-quality, lump-free mash without having a mixer.

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