Sweet Potato Casserole on Steroids

Coconut-Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole

Nov 8, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

 

I probably need to stop posting so many recipes with bourbon in them or ya’ll are going to start thinking I’m a boozer.

I’m not, by the way.  But how could I read the ingredients in this recipe and then resist making it?  I can’t.

Traditional sweet potato casserole will forever have a soft spot in my heart.  It has had a place on our holiday dinner table for as long as I can remember.  For the longest time, that was the only way you could get me to eat a sweet potato.  It’s comfort food.

 

 

This is sweet potato casserole in that is has mashed sweet potatoes and melted marshmallows.  But add coconut, raisins, bourbon, and a sweet, crunchy pecan crumble topping and it’s sweet potato casserole on steroids.  It also smells phenomenal while it’s cooking in the oven.

You could serve this as a side to your turkey and dressing.  But it’s also sweet enough to serve as a dessert option.  The alcohol in the bourbon does cook off while it’s baking in the oven, so it shouldn’t be a problem serving this to children.  However, if it makes you uncomfortable, you can always opt to omit it from the recipe.

 

 

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