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Lighter Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole takes several minutes to prepare.

Lighter Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole takes several minutes to cook.

Lighter Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Lighter Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole are:

2.5 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" cubes
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup B&B Buttery Spread (yogurt butter!)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Here is how you make Lighter Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole:

Preheat oven to 375?.Place the sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven, and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes or until very tender. Drain; cool slightly.Place potatoes in a large bowl. Add sugar and next 3 ingredients (through vanilla). Mash sweet potato mixture with a potato masher. Fold in 1/4 cup pecans. Scrape potato mixture into an even layer in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans. Bake at 375? for 25 minutes or until golden.Serves 12Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JWUISTINGER.

The nutritional information for Lighter Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 136.9

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 331.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 1.6 g