Whether you’re planning a holiday meal or looking for a glorious side dish for your next dinner, Ruth’s Chris Potato Casserole Recipe is pure heaven! This family favorite recipe from Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse is amazing and this is the original recipe that was shared.
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Have you tried Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casserole? If this is your first time hearing about it, then I promise that after you try this sweet potato casserole, you will be convinced it’s the only way to enjoy sweet potatoes!
I used the exact recipe, as shared on the Ruth’s Chris website. Why mess with such a great thing? Delicious with roasted turkey, ham and chicken, this recipe promises to convert even the non-sweet potato lovers and fussy eaters alike!
Simple sweet potatoes are transformed with a brown sugar pecan crust. Think pecan streusel meets sweet potatoes. The ultimate comfort food!
Try this easy side dish recipe for your next special occasion, such as Thanksgiving dinner and, please let me know what you thought by dropping a comment in the comments section below!
Ingredients
This recipe uses simple ingredients that you can find at your local grocery store.
Crust Topping:
brown sugar
all purpose flour
pecans
melted butter
Sweet Potato Mixture:
granulated sugar
salt
vanilla extract
cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
egg
butter
Step by Step Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a small 8×7-inch (4 cup/1 Quart dish) baking dish. Cook peeled sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling water until tender (approximately 15 minutes for 1″ cubes). Drain, then mash. Set aside.
Next, we’re going to prepare the pecan topping with delicious brown sugar.
In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, all purpose flour and chopped pecans. Stir in the melted butter and mix until it is well-combined, then set aside.
Prepare the sweet potato mixture: In a large mixing bowl, place the following ingredients in this order: sugar, salt, vanilla extract, sweet potatoes, egg, butter. Combine thoroughly.
Transfer sweet potato mixture to buttered baking dish.
Sprinkle crust mixture evenly on top of sweet potato mixture. Bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes. Allow to set for at least 30 minutes before serving.
You can cover it with foil and it will stay nice and warm. You can also make this dish ahead and reheat it in a 350°F oven for about 20 minutes until heated through.
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Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
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Author:Sandra Flegg
Total Time:55 minutes
Yield:4 generous servings
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Whether you’re planning a holiday meal or looking for a glorious side dish for your next dinner,Ruth’s Chris Potato Casserole Recipeis pure heaven! This family favorite recipe fromRuth’s Chris Steakhouseis amazing and this is the original recipe that was shared.
Ingredients
Crust Topping:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/4 cup melted butter
Sweet Potato Mixture:
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1 egg, well-beaten
1/4 cup butter
Instructions
Make the crust topping:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a small 8×7-inch baking dish.
Cook peeled sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling water until tender (approximately 15 minutes for 1″ cubes). Drain, then mash. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, all purpose flour, chopped pecans . Stir in melted butter and mix until well-combined. Set aside.
Prepare the sweet potato mixture:
In a large mixing bowl, place the following ingredients in this order: sugar, salt, vanilla extract, sweet potatoes, egg, butter. Combine thoroughly.
Transfer sweet potato mixture to butter baking dish.
Sprinkle crust mixture evenly on top of sweet potato mixture.
Bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
Allow to set for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Please note that the total time to make this recipe does not include the recommended 30 minutes that the finished dish should take to set.
The difference is that sweet potato casserole can either have a toasted marshmallow top or a crunchy brown sugar/nut top and is made with brown sugar in the casserole. Sweet potato pie is made with white sugar, has nothing on top, but can be served with whipped topping.
Add more potato and no liquid also you could use potato flakes to thicken them to the texture you like. Either with plain(all purpose) flour or cornflour mixed in milk to disolve first themn poured in ( not too much liquid just enough to disolve the powder).
Most people point to a 1917 pamphlet by the Angelus Marshmallow Company as the first time sweet potatoes and marshmallows came together. This company is believed to be the first to commercially-produce and sell the squishy white marshmallows we know, roast, and snack on today.
The egg is the all-important binder in a sweet potato casserole: it enriches and stiffens the mixture without making it heavy. Make sure to cool the mash slightly before adding the egg so it doesn't scramble, and to stir well so there are no streaks of cooked egg white in the finished dish.
That's because sweet potatoes and yams are in fact very different vegetables that we've come to refer to interchangeably for a number of reasons over the years. While a dish may arrive at your table calling itself "candied yams," it may well have been made with sweet potatoes.
Maple syrup, a dash of cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla all make an appearance for an incredible flavor. It's hearty and satisfying. Eggs and cream help stabilize the dish and prevent it from becoming too runny (a common complaint with many sweet potato casserole recipes).
Peel more of the sweet potato than just the outer skin. There's a layer of lighter orange flesh between the skin; keep peeling until you reach the darker orange.
I mash with a Kitchen Aid stand mixer paddle. Don't scrape down the paddle when you're done.
After emancipation, when African American cooks gained more access to their own equipment and refined ingredients, they continued the tradition of baking with yams and sweet potatoes — especially the pie. These deep roots became the foundation of a strong tradition in African American food culture.
China is the world's biggest producer and consumer of sweetpotato, where it is used for food, animal feed, and processing (as food, starch, and other products).
When soft varieties were first grown commercially, there was a need to differentiate between the two. African slaves had already been calling the 'soft' sweet potatoes 'yams' because they resembled the yams in Africa. Thus, 'soft' sweet potatoes were referred to as 'yams' to distinguish them from the 'firm' varieties.
Choose orange sweet potatoes for the best flavor and sweetness. Brown sugar adds a depth of flavor with a hint of molasses and helps create a caramel-like sauce. All-purpose flour will help thicken the sauce and give some structure.
You can still eat sweet potatoes if you have diabetes, assures Huff. The fiber content in sweet potatoes, especially if you consume them with the skin on, can help reduce spikes in your blood sugar. Plus, how you cook your sweet potatoes can also help reduce the extent to which your blood sugar rises.
A pot pie has at least a pastry crust on top (and often all around the contents), while a casserole has no crust (or maybe a top “crust” of something that's not pastry, like crushed potato chips).
This comforting dish combines mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and butter with a hint of cinnamon. It is all crowned with pillowy soft marshmallows and toasty pecans. A sweet potato casserole is the perfect combination of sweet and savory.
Sweet Potato Casserole is a traditional and classic American side dish served on Thanksgiving. This casserole is a dessert-like side dish made of a mashed sweet potato filling with a crunchy pecan topping.
As colonization expanded across the Americas, enslaved Africans learned how to cook sweet potatoes. Miller said the potatoes may have resonated among enslaved people because they're somewhat similar to yams, a root vegetable grown in West Africa.
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