Sweet Potato Surprise

4 sweet potatoes, baked and mashed

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup margarine, melted

½ cup milk

2 eggs beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

1 cup grated unsweetened coconut, dried or fresh (see directions for cooking fresh coconut)

1 cup pecans

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup margarine

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes, sugar, margarine, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
• Transfer the mixture into a 2 ½ quart baking dish.
• In a separate bowl, combine the topping ingredients with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until crumbly.
• Distribute the topping over the sweet potatoes.
• Then bake the casserole for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serves 6 to 8.