Sweet potatoes, butter, and brown sugar are baked then topped with mini marshmallows to make my traditional Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows.
Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows have been a part of my Thanksgiving dinner for as long as I can remember! They were always on our family table when I was a kid and now I make them every year.
We use canned sweet potatoes for this dish. I find it is an easier alternative. This dish is so quick and easy to make, and that is super important because our Thanksgiving dinner, like most people’s, is an all day affair.
I almost always do all of the cooking for our family Thanksgiving dinner. There are dishes that I make homemade and then there are recipes like these Sweet Potaotes with Marshmallows where I take a little help from the grocery store.
It really helps this huge meal be easier to make. I always make my Super Soft Yeast Rolls from and the this super impressive Libby’s Pumpkin Roll from scratch, among other dishes.
I always put the sweet potatoes in the oven while the turkey is resting. It is the perfect amount of time for these yummy sweet potatoes to get hot.
How to make Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13″ X 9″ casserole dish with cooking spray.
Drain two 40 ounce cans of sweet potatoes. Cut large chunks into bite sized pieces and spread evenly in casserole dish.
Top sweet potatoes with 1/4 butter cut into cubes. Sprinle with 1/8 cup brown sugar.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the sweet potaotes are hot. Spread 4 cups miniature marshmallows over top and return to the oven until the marshmallows begin to brown, about 5 – 7 minutes.
Make sure to watch them closely so the marshmallows don’t melt.
We don’t use too much brown sugar in this dish. The sweet potatoes are already sweet, and then we put mini marshmallows on top.
To me all of those things make this dish taste just right. Not too sweet.
Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows
Ingredients
- 2 cans sweet potatoes 40 ounces
- 1/4 cup butter 1/2 stick
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9" X 13" casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Drain sweet potatoes and cut large chunks into bite-sized pieces.
- Cut butter into small chunks and scatter on top of sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until hot.
- Cover with miniature marshmallows and bake until marshmallows melt and begin to brown, about 5 - 7 minutes. See note below.
Notes
My recipe is very similar to this reicpe by Pillsbury. You could use the large marshmallows if you want, but I prefer the mini ones.
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Some other sweet potato recipes you might like:
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ina Garten’s Baked Sweet Potato Fries
That’s a fantastic Fall dessert, Mindy!
We actually eat these as a side dish with our Thanksgiving meal. Then we have pumpkin pie and pumpkin roll for dessert. So yummy!