Coconut Pecan Sweet Potatos

3 c. mashed sweet potato
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. butter
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. salt

Bake sweet potatoes in oven until soft, then peel and mash. Add butter first, so it will melt, and then the other ingredients and mix well. Pour in oven safe pan/bowl.
Top with below recipe and bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.

Topping:

1 c. coconut
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/3 c. melted butter
Melt butter. Stir in other ingredients and sprinkle over top of potato mixture

I've been making this for Thanksgiving for about 4 years now....everyone loves the yummy topping and it's WAY better then the canned version with marshmallows!!