Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

This Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole is a holiday favorite that everyone loves. Creamy mashed sweet potatoes are topped with a buttery brown sugar pecan crust for the perfect mix of sweet and savory. Ideal for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

Serve it with my slow cooker mac and cheese and homemade cranberry sauce on the side.

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!

Simple sweet potatoes are transformed with a brown sugar pecan crust. Think pecan streusel meets sweet potatoes. The ultimate comfort food!

Ingredients You’ll Need

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

STEP ONE – Preheat oven to 350°F.  Lightly grease a small 8×7-inch (4 cup/1 Quart dish) baking dish.
STEP TWO – Cook peeled sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling water until tender (approximately 15 minutes for 1″ cubes). Drain, then mash.  Set aside.

STEP THREE – 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.

STEP FOUR – In a large mixing bowl, place the following ingredients in this order:
sugar, salt, vanilla extract, sweet potatoes, egg, butter. Combine thoroughly.

STEP FIVE – Transfer sweet potato mixture to buttered baking dish.

STEP SIX – Sprinkle crust mixture evenly on top of sweet potato mixture.
STEP SEVEN – Bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes.  
STEP EIGHT – Allow to set for at least 30 minutes before serving. Enoy!

You can cover it with foil and it will stay nice and warm. You can also make this dish ahead of time and reheat it in a 350°F oven for about 20 minutes until heated through.