This sweet potato casserole is the perfect dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any time you want a delicious side dish. It’s easy to make in a slow cooker, so it doesn’t take up space in your oven on busy days. This casserole smells like Thanksgiving morning with the scent of pumpkin pie spice!

We often make this sweet potato casserole in our slow cooker line up for the holidays. We also make, green bean casserole, slow cooker mashed potatoes, and even our brown sugar ham!

What is sweet potato casserole?

• Sweet potato casserole is a traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish. It has baked cubes of sweet potatoes in a creamy sauce with cinnamon and brown sugar topped with pecans or marshmallows.
• It is one of those classic recipes that everyone looks forward to. It is fantastic as a holiday side dish, but it can easily be made all year long.
• This dish is often called a soufflé but is not technically one, for a soufflé is made light and airy with whipped egg whites or has very finely pureed sweet potatoes.

How to make Sweet Potato Casserole in the Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• Sweet potatoes– you will want to make sure they are peeled and diced thinly.
• Butter – salted softened butter.
• Brown sugar– light or dark brown sugar.
• Water – not much is needed for this recipe, for you don’t want to make a soup.
• Spices and flavorings– pumpkin pie spice and vanilla, with a dash of salt. to get the perfect flavors in this souffle.
• Pecans– halved pecans, or you can chop them if desired.
• Marshmallows– use the mini marshmallows so that they melt properly. Don’t add these until the end.

Step by Step Directions

Step 1: Add the softened butter, brown sugar, water, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl.

Step 2 – Whisk together until combined.

Step 3 – Add the thinly diced sweet potatoes to the slow cooker and pour over the brown sugar/butter mixture.

Step 4 – Mix the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar mixture. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Stir it occasionally.

Step 5- Stir the sweet potatoes when the cooking time is done until they resemble a sweet potato mash.

Step 6 – Sprinkle over the pecans.

Step 7– Add the marshmallows and add the lid back on the slow cooker. Cook for 10 minutes longer or until the marshmallows melt. Serve directly from the slow cooker.

How to Store Leftovers

• Leftovers are one of the best things about the holidays and this recipe tastes even better the next day. To store crockpot sweet potato casserole in the refrigerator. You can keep it in the slow cooker and wrap it well with plastic or place it in an airtight container. It will last for up to 5 days.
• You can also freeze the casserole. The best way is to cut it into portions before you freeze it. This way you can take out an individual portion and not the entire batch when you want to reheat it. You can place the casserole in the freezer for up to 3 months, but let it defrost completely overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
• When you are ready to reheat this recipe, reheat by heating through on low in a covered pan on the stove, stirring every 10 minutes. You can also place it in the microwave along with your other leftovers.

Recipe FAQs

More slow cooker sweet potato recipes:

• Slow Cooker Baked Sweet Potatoes
• Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Wedges
• Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Dinner

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