How Many Calories ... are in sweet potato casserole?

Sweet potato casserole, or candied yams as your family might call them, are another one of those holiday staple foods. Maybe you just had some at Thanksgiving; maybe you'll have some more at Christmas. This dish is another one of those foods that confuse people when it comes to being healthy. Yams = healthy, right? But that word "candied" usually makes dieters cringe.

Like any homemade food, there are tons of different family recipes, all with different nutritional information. I searched for a sweet potato casserole recipe that seemed to include a happy medium of average ingredients (but did include a marshmallow topping, which is a must in my family!) Keep in mind that we're talking about a serving size of approximately 1/8 of a 9 x 12 inch casserole dish.


The correct answer is 300 calories. Use this number as a rough guideline, since individual recipes vary so widely. The good news about this holiday favorite is that sweet potatoes are a great source of potassium, fiber, vitamins C and B6, and also manganese.