Candy Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

This candy potato casserole is to die for! This casserole is virtually a dessert, nevertheless it by some means 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 “Workforce 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, attempt our inexperienced bean casserole or our well-known 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 will get the filling prepared prematurely and simply add marshmallows earlier than baking.

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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 within the oven at 400 levels for 1 hour.
• Milk: Entire, 2%, or 1% milk works properly right here. You may as well substitute
• Brown Sugar: Mild or darkish brown sugar each work, and you’ll 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—massive marshmallows will make for an especially thick topping that can be too candy for this already candy recipe. For those who solely have massive marshmallows, you may reduce these up utilizing kitchen scissors. You possibly can 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 might need additionally seen one thing labeled as a candy potato within the grocery retailer that has mild yellow pores and skin. And typically, the orange flesh selection are labeled as yams. It might probably get complicated, however each are literally candy potatoes!

Yams are simply dark-skinned candy potatoes. You in all probability 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 pink, purple, or off-white. We normally 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 suggest sticking with that to get one of the best taste and texture. However in case 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 right down to be smaller if you could.

Mashing Choices

This recipe requires utilizing a hand mixer to whip your candy potatoes till easy. For those who don’t have a hand mixer, you may mash the boiled and drained candy potatoes by hand with a potato masher or a massive fork. You possibly can even attempt utilizing a ricer or food mill, which makes it simple to get a really wonderful, lump-free mash while not having a mixer.

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