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Twice Baked Sweet Potato Potato Skins with Pecan Streusel (aka Individual Sweet Potato Casserole)

[heart_this] · Oct 11, 2012 · 21 Comments

Twice Baked Bourbon Sweet Potato with Pecan Streusel (aka Individual Sweet Potato Casserole)

Creamy mashed maple bourbon sweet potatoes served in their skins topped with pecan streusel.

One idea that I had for a new appetizer for Thanksgiving was to make some kind of savoury sweet potato potato skins and the only question that I had was what to fill them with? Every time I thought about sweet potatoes though, I kept thinking about sweet potato casserole so I decided to just go with it and I made some sweet potato casserole potato skins! A sweet potato casserole is a casserole made with sweet potatoes and it is commonly topped with pecans and sometimes marshmallows and even though it is sweet enough to be a dessert it is served as a side dish. The basic idea behind these sweet potato potato skins was to bake the sweet potatoes until tender, scoop out the flesh, mash it and mix it up with common sweet potato casserole ingredients, stuffing the mixture back into the skins before topping with a pecan streusel and baking a second time! For the filling, I went with some of my favourite sweet potato casserole flavours including brown sugar, maple syrup and a splash of bourbon. Really you could consider each sweet potato potato skin to be and individually sized serving of sweet potato casserole!

Twice Baked Bourbon Sweet Potato with Pecan Streusel (aka Individual Sweet Potato Casserole)

Twice Baked Sweet Potato Potato Skins with Pecan Streusel (aka Individual Sweet Potato Casserole)

Twice Baked Sweet Potato Potato Skins with Pecan Streusel (aka Individual Sweet Potato Casserole)

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Servings: 4

Creamy mashed maple bourbon sweet potatoes served in their skins topped with pecan streusel.

ingredients
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and dried
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted (vegan butter for vegan)
  • 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
  1. Pierce the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork, bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until tender, about 45-60 minutes and let cool.
  2. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop out the flesh leaving 1.4 inch on the skin.
  3. Mix the sweet potatoes with the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, bourbon and cinnamon and spoon it back into the kins.
  4. Mix the brown sugar, flour, butter, pecans and cinnamon until it starts to form crumbs and sprinkle it onto the stuffed potatoes.
  5. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the topping is a light golden brown, about 20 minutes.
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    October 11, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    Do you eat the skins? Like you do on regular "potato skin" appetizers?

    Reply
  2. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    October 11, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    Love the sound of this! What a nice treat 🙂

    Reply
  3. Maureen says

    October 11, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    These look devine! Just like the regular casserole but fancy.

    Reply
  4. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    October 12, 2012 at 7:00 am

    A great idea and fall treat!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  5. Joanne says

    October 12, 2012 at 10:49 am

    I'm really the only one in my family who even likes sweet potatoes so it's always impractical for me to make a whole casserole for myself…these are the perfect solution!

    Reply
  6. Jessica says

    October 12, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    This looks amazing

    Reply
  7. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    October 12, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    Great timing! I am starting to work on my Thanksgiving menu, this is definitely on the list!

    Reply
  8. Beth @ Good to be the Cook says

    October 12, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Wow, yet again another great idea from Kevin! lol. This looks amazing. I want to make them!!

    Reply
  9. itsallaboute says

    October 12, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    oh my this looks amazing! I cannot wai tto try this!

    Reply
  10. Rachael {Simply Fresh Cooking} says

    October 12, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    Another great idea for Thanksgiving! Love it!

    Reply
  11. Lauren @ Part Time House Wife says

    October 13, 2012 at 12:41 am

    You had me at Pecan Streusel

    Reply
  12. anniebakes says

    October 13, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    what sweet treat! Great idea as always, kevin! enjoy the weekend, anne

    Reply
  13. Cooking on a Dime says

    October 13, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    These look simply amazing! I love sweet potatoes.

    Reply
  14. We Are Not Martha says

    October 14, 2012 at 1:43 am

    I love this idea for Thanksgiving! Or even for a little Thanksgiving appetizer 🙂

    Sues

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    October 17, 2012 at 5:02 am

    You have the best food blog and collection of recipes I have ever come across. I am really enjoying the explorations here. Stay inspired!

    Reply
  16. Bill says

    October 17, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Hello, I'm a new food blogger and I just came across your blog. It's great to see another male blogger in what is a mostly female arena. Your blog is full of great looking comfort food and I'll be following you. Great job!

    Reply
  17. bellini says

    October 17, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    This brings the taste of Thanksgiving right up front. Sounds delicious Kevin.

    Reply
  18. Unknown says

    October 18, 2012 at 2:02 am

    Delicious!! I love sweet potatoes, can't wait to try this special recipe.

    Reply
  19. Kevin says

    October 18, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Anonymous: Yes, you eat the skins as well.

    Reply
  20. Cara says

    October 18, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Portion-controlled sweet potato casserole is exactly what this body needs!

    Reply
  21. Jennifer McLemore says

    November 12, 2019 at 6:07 pm

    I love the fact that these can be a “vegan” treat, as I have a vegan in my home. Just substitute vegan butter! Cannot wait to try these! Thanks! Add the Vegan option to this recipe!

    Reply

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