Sweet Potato Casserole (Ruth’s Chris Copycat)

This Ruth Chris Sweet Potato Casserole makes a tasty side dish that’s a Southern holiday staple often served during the holidays. If you’ve ever had the dish served at Ruth’s Chris Steak House restaurants, now you can make it at home for your next special occasion or Thanksgiving dinner. It’s super simple to assemble and uses easy to find ingredients.

Whether or not you’ve ever had the sweet potatoes at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, don’t worry, let me introduce you to what Heaven tastes like. I’ve made all kinds of sweet potato dishes over the years, and none of them could quite capture the magic of this particular version.

Then I got my hands on this copycat recipe, and I gave it a try. You guys, it tastes exactly like the sweet potatoes you get at Ruth’s Chris. It’s amazing! It’s now a regular in my sweet treat rotation, and I don’t ever see that changing.

Why You’ll Love This Ruth Chris Copycat Sweet Potato Casserole

• Make At Home Goodness! It’s a delicious side dish and tasty copycat recipe of Ruth’s Chris famous sweet potatoes. If you’ve had it and love it, now you can make it at home.
• The Best Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes. It’s so easy to make and is sure to be the talk of the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner table.
• Winning Combination. The creamy sweet potatoes are light and fluffy while the brown sugar pecan crust is absolutely delicious and adds an amazing contrast in texture.

Ingredients

This sweet potato side dish recipe only uses a few simple ingredients that you can find easily at your local grocery store. They’re so simple, in fact, that you might have most of them in your pantry already.

• Mashed sweet potatoes: We use fresh sweet potatoes and roast them before mashing them to make the casserole. While it takes more time, baking the potatoes sweetens them better than other cooking methods.
• Sugar: Granulated sugar sweetens the sweet potato mixture while brown sugar adds more complex flavors to the casserole topping.
• Butter, salt, and vanilla extract: Mixed into the sweet potatoes giving them more flavor. The butter adds richness, the vanilla extra enhances the natural sweetness and gives it some warmth, while the salt brings everything together.
• Large eggs: Makes our old-fashioned sweet potato casserole light and fluffy.
• All-purpose flour: Gives structure to the pecan crust topping!
• Chopped pecans: The classic nut for this Ruth Chris-style casserole but feel free to use walnuts or almonds instead.

Be sure to check the full recipe below for the full ingredient list with the quantities you need of each.

How to Make Ruth Chris Sweet Potato Casserole

Making this delicious copycat sweet potato recipe is just as easy, if not easier, than gathering up the ingredients. You’ll be in and out of the kitchen in no time!

1. Step 1: Bake the Sweet Potatoes. Wrap the sweet potatoes in foil and bake at 350 degrees for an hour and 10 minutes or until tender.
2. Step 2: Make the Sweet Potato Filling. Once the sweet potatoes cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and add it to a large bowl. Add the sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs to the bowl with the sweet potatoes and mash thoroughly. Spoon the mixture into a buttered 3-quart baking dish.
3. Step 3: Make the Crust. Stir all the crust ingredients together in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the pecan crumble topping mixture evenly over the top of the sweet potato mixture.
4. Step 4: Bake. Bake the dish uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Then, let it sit for 20 minutes before serving.

Expert Tips

• Let it rest. Always let your casserole sit for about 20 minutes before serving so it can solidify a bit and be the perfect temperature.
• Baking the sweet potatoes. You know the sweet potatoes are done when the skin is darkened and papery. To be double sure your sweet potatoes are done, pierce them with a fork. If the fork goes in with no resistance, your sweet potatoes are nice and soft.
• Mix while hot. Make the sweet potato filling while the potatoes are still as hot as possible. They mix so much better that way.

Serving Suggestions

Sweet potatoes are the quintessential holiday dessert, and as such, it goes well with all of your holiday favorites. Serve it alongside all the flavors you love!

It pairs great with holiday main dishes such as roasted turkey, prime rib, baked ham, and much more! It also works great with this beef shoulder roast or boneless beef ribs for Sunday dinner.

Enjoy this Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole along with other favorites like dressing or stuffing, green bean casserole, Instant pot mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and broccoli rice casserole.

How to Store and Reheat Leftovers

Store the casserole covered in its original dish or in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the fridge. You can freeze it in its original dish with a double layer of plastic wrap and a layer of foil or in an airtight, freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

To reheat leftovers, place it in the oven and cover it with foil. Then bake at 300 degrees F for 15 minutes until heated through.