Hi, friends! With Thanksgiving just a couple of weeks away, I thought I’d share a recipe sure to be a hit at your table this year. My favorite dish ever for Thanksgiving is sweet potato fluff. This recipe will satisfy any sweet potato lover’s appetite, but you may need to double the recipe to make sure you have enough. Everyone is going to want seconds!
I’ve always loved sweet potatoes, and couldn’t wait to get my fill of sweet potato pie on Thanksgiving holidays. I’m not sure why I ever decided to cook this dish myself, because my dad can make the best sweet potato pies around, but I’m so glad I did. I discovered this recipe in my church’s cookbook over 15 years ago, and I’ve never looked back. This Sweet Potato Fluff recipe has now become a family favorite of ours and my hubby gets so excited when he walks in the door and smells it cooking.
Ingredients for this recipe:
- 2 cups sweet potatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick of margarine
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
Directions:
Place the stick of margarine in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for 30 seconds. Add sweet potatoes, eggs, vanilla and white sugar and mix well. Pour into a buttered casserole dish. In a small bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup of margarine and brown sugar and mix well. Spread on top of the potato mixture. Cook at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Isn’t that a beauty? The crusty brown sugar topping is super sweet and oh-so-good! I have experimented with this recipe in the past and used Splenda in the place of white sugar. It’s not as good as the original, but it’s a close second. Feel free to make adjustments to this recipe to accommodate your tastes and dietary needs. Maybe add cinnamon or chopped walnuts? It’s up to you!
My thanks goes out to Ms. Helen for placing her amazing recipe in our church cookbook so many years ago. Now you can enjoy it, too! Print out the recipe below and give it a try today. I bet you’re going to love it as much as my family and I do. You’ll find yourself making this tasty dish throughout the year and not just on Thanksgiving.
Sweet Potato Fluff
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweet potatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick of margarine
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Place the stick of margarine in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for 30 seconds.
- Add sweet potatoes, eggs, vanilla and white sugar and mix well.
- Pour into a buttered casserole dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup of margarine and brown sugar and mix well.
- Spread on top of the potato mixture.
- Cook at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Christie, We are always looking for variations on Thanksgiving dinner and your recipe looks like one we’d like to try! Pinning to share. Thank you for linking up with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday!
Have a great week!
~Laurie
Thanks, Laurie. I hope you have a great week, too!
Sweet Potato Pie has always been one of my favorite Thanksgiving dishes. A close second is sweet potato souffle. This sweet potato fluff is very similar to the recipe I use for my souffle. I’ve always said that others can have all the pumpkin recipes for Thanksgiving, I’ll take a good sweet potato recipe every time! Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for partying with us!
Thanks, Beverly. It sounds like we have similar tastes…good taste if you ask me. It’s always fun partying with you! 🙂
Oh my goodness, that topping looks ridiculously good! Mmm. I am the only sweet potato eater in my house, so I’ll get the whole thing to myself (which is fine by me!)
That sounds like an awesome plan to me! And yes, that topping IS ridiculously good! 🙂
I love sweet potato fluff of all kinds! this recipe is simple, clear and looks great! thanks for sharing!
Looks tasty – Thank you for popping into Pin worthy Wednesday – definitely pin worthy 🙂
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you think it looks tasty. I can’t wait to eat some this week on Thanksgiving!!
My husband & I were blessed to share a Thanksgiving meal with Christie & Errik. Everything was delicious, especially the sweet potato fluff.
We were so blessed to have you and Rick over, and are so fortunate to have you in our lives. I’m so glad you liked the sweet potatoes! 🙂
Do you use fresh or canned sweet potatoes for this recipe? And do you cook sweet potatoes before adding them to mix?
You can use cooked sweet potatoes or canned ones. I usually use the canned sweet potatoes.