Candy Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

This candy potato casserole is to die for! This casserole is virtually a dessert, however it by some means nonetheless will get categorised as a vegetable aspect dish. There are loads of variations on this dish, and this one is for everybody who’s “Group 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 aspect dishes, strive our green bean casserole or our famous dinner rolls.

Is there actually any higher method 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 will 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’ll be able to bake them in the oven at 400 levels for 1 hour.
• Milk: Complete, 2%, or 1% milk works nicely right here. You may also substitute
• Brown Sugar: Mild or darkish brown sugar each work, and you’ll substitute 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 an especially thick topping that might be too candy for this already candy recipe. Should you solely have giant marshmallows, you’ll be able to reduce these up utilizing kitchen scissors. You may spray the scissors with nonstick cooking spray to stop the marshmallows from sticking.

Candy Potatoes vs Yams

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

Yams are simply dark-skinned candy potatoes. You most likely 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 purple, 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 an alternative, drain your canned yams totally after which combine them in with the opposite elements earlier than putting them into your casserole dish. You’ll want 1 1/2 to 2 kilos of candy potatoes, however you’ll be able to 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 clean. Should you don’t have a hand mixer, you’ll be able to mash the boiled and drained candy potatoes by hand with a potato masher or a giant fork. You may even strive utilizing a ricer or meals mill, which makes it simple to get a really effective, lump-free mash with no need a mixer.

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