Happy Thanksgiving!!!   I am so very thankful for my family and friends and that includes you.  I hope your day is filled with family, friends and all that you are thankful for as well.

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Sweet Potato Casserole

One thing about freezer meals is that you can shop when things are on sale.  Always around Thanksgiving the Sweet Potatoes are on sale at a really good price, at least 1/2 off.  So, I cannot resist a bargain so I bought 20 sweet potatoes and decided to make Sweet Potato Casseroles.  Why not, one for Thanksgiving and 3 more to stash away in the freezer to be eaten at a later date, mmmmmm.  🙂

Here is how I made mine:

I washed and baked my potatoes right on the rack in my oven at 350 degrees for 1hour and 10 minutes.  Tip, put aluminum foil on a second rack under the potatoes to catch any drips, you will thank me for this later, lol.

I tripled the following recipe to get (4) 8×8 pans.  Mix the following together with your mixer.

5 Cups mashed sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup melted butter, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg.

Fill your pan(s).

Combine the crumb topping and sprinkle it onto the top of your casserole(s).

Crumb Topping (I tripled the following)

1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup cold butter, 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Combine all and cut in the butter until crumbly.  I used my food processor to make quick work of this.

Bake uncovered at 350 for 30-40 minutes, until bubbly and the crumbs just begin to brown.

FREEZER DIRECTIONS:  cover with aluminum foil and freeze.  I put mine in a food saver bag, add the recipe in the bag and seal.  You can also put the pan in a 2 gallon freezer bag and seal or  You  put the potato mixture in a gallon freezer bag and the crumb topping in a quart size bag.  Put both in another bag, label and freeze.

Note:  I put a copy of the recipe in the bag so I don’t have to write the cooking directions, name of dish etc. on the bag.  When I cook the dish I save the recipe for the next time I prepare the same dish.  I have a binder with plastic sleeves in it to store the copies of the recipes in.  🙂

To bake:  Thaw in the refrigerator.  Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

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