Step 1

Peel and boil the sweet potatoes until they are soft and fall apart easily. You can do this the day before to save time on prep work.

Step 2

Measure the mashed sweet potato into a bowl

Step 3

To the sweet potatoes, add butter, milk, maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt and stir well

Step 4

Transfer the sweet potato filling to a 9 by 13 casserole dish

Step 5

Add pecan crumbs, butter, brown sugar, and salt to a bowl and mix with a rubber spatula to combine. The crumble should resemble wet sand

Step 6

Spread the pecan topping evenly over the top of the sweet potatoes

Step 7

Bake the sweet potato casserole at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until bubbly