The best sweet potato casserole recipe!

Per John's request, we are making his mama's sweet potatoes this Christmas.  And we're having a ham!  That's right, we've gone traditional.  Here's the recipe.  Try it.  Trust me.

Sweet Potato Casserole (Laura McKinney’s recipe)

2 40 oz. cans of cooked sweet potatoes, mashed (or 4 ½ cups fresh cooked and mashed sweet potatoes)

¾ cup white sugar

3 eggs lightly beaten

6 T. butter, softened

¾ cup milk

1 ½ tsp. vanilla

¾ cup coconut

Butter a 13 x 9 in. pan.  Preheat oven to 350.  Mix above ingredients.  Then make the topping:

Topping:

½ cup flour

1 ½ cup brown sugar

6 T. butter, softened

1 cup pecans, finely chopped

1 cup coconut

Mix with fork until crumbly and sprinkle over potato mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.