Trisha Yearwood Sweet Potato Casserole (Easy Souffle Recipe) (2024)

FAQs

Why is my sweet potato souffle runny? ›

Roasting sweet potatoes releases their natural sugars, and using additional sugar (on purpose or accidentally) can cause the souffle to be runny once baked. Use Good Quality Pecans. The pecans are the star of the topping!

Sweet Potato Soufflé Ingredients

Milk: Milk thins the sweet potato mixture a bit, resulting in the perfect consistency. Butter: You'll need melted butter for the soufflé and for the topping. Vanilla: Vanilla extract takes the flavor up a notch. Eggs: Eggs bind the mixture together and lend moisture.

If your sweet potato casserole turned out “watery”, its usually because you forgot to add eggs; you didn't let your casserole have enough time to set up after baking or you used fresh sweet potatoes and didn't boil them long enough before mashing.

A really good sweet potato casserole filling should be light and moist, not dense. If it's dense, then you may not have added an often overlooked ingredient—an egg. An egg adds lift, structure and volume and makes the filling more custard-like.

To thicken sweet potato souffle, you can stir in more mashed sweet potatoes or another egg. Or try mixing in a different thickening agent, like flour.

Give the oven plenty of time to get to 375 degrees and then always use an oven thermometer to double-check the temperature. If the temperature is too low, the souffle won't rise properly. If the temperature is too high, the souffle will rise just like a popover with big air pockets inside.

A pinch of salt added to the half-whisked whites for savory soufflés or a little sugar to the half-whisked whites for sweet soufflés will help to maintain volume. Pay attention to whether your recipe calls for soft peaks, whites that lean to one side stiff peaks, or whites that stand straight.

The main difference between a souffle and a casserole is that souffles tend to have a lighter texture and are leavened by egg whites. For this particular dish, the difference between a sweet potato casserole and a souffle is in the texture of the potatoes.

As with all dishes, it's OK to leave sweet potato soufflé at room temperature for about 2 hours. After that, it enters a bacteria-growing zone that could make leftovers dangerous to eat. Ideally, you'll wrap up leftovers and stash them in the fridge after that 2-hour window closes.

Canned or frozen sweet potatoes may be substituted for the fresh form in any recipe calling for cooked sweet potatoes as the starting point. Canned sweet potatoes are generally smaller in diameter because of their better canning qualities.

How long can you keep uncooked sweet potato casserole in the refrigerator? ›

To Store: Store sweet potato casserole covered in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. To Freeze: Prepare the sweet potato casserole completely, but don't bake it. Cover with a double layer of aluminum foil and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

Boiled sweet potatoes have a tendency to absorb water, which, in turn can make the casserole a little soupy. This recipe, however, calls for baking the sweet potatoes! You'll also find that this recipe doesn't add too much liquid to the mix.

Try different herbs for added flavour: sage or lemon thyme work wonderfully well. For a meatier casserole, add chopped sausage or pancetta when cooking the chicken. Stir wholegrain mustard through the casserole at the end of cooking (to taste); this is especially good if you have sausage in the casserole.

Despite what your grandmother says, this cloying side dish didn't originate as a family recipe. It was concocted by Big Marshmallow as a way to push the candy on Americans. Though the tubers are high in sugar to begin with, there's historical precedent for treating sweet potatoes like dessert.

Setting standard. Soufflés are best when they're still slightly runny in the centre. To check if a soufflé is set, gently tap the dish – it should wobble just a little bit. If the centre seems too fluid, cook for a few more minutes.

Incorrect Ratios: The ratio of sweet potato puree to other ingredients (such as eggs, milk, sugar, and spices) in the filling can affect the texture. If there's too much liquid or not enough binding agents (like eggs), the filling might turn out mushy.

Make a cornstarch slurry for a fast and easy thickener.

Use one tablespoon of cornstarch per cup of liquid you would like to thicken. Stir out all the lumps. A few minutes before your casserole is done, add it a little at a time until you are happy with the thickness. Then, let the casserole finish baking.

If you are a bit nervous about making a souffle, you can help stabilize the egg whites by adding 1/16th of a teaspoon of cream of tartar per egg white or about half a teaspoon of cornstarch to savory souffles or one or two tablespoons of sugar toward the end of beating the whites of a sweet one, even if the recipe ...