smashed baked sweet taters

3 c sweet taters- boiled, drained, mashed
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 c sugar
1/2 c melted butter

mix taters, sugar, vanilla and melted butter and eggs. beat until fluffy. place in a buttered casserole dish. mix topping to crumb stage and sprinkle on top. bake 30 min at 350

topping
1 c brown sugar
1/3 c flour
4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 - 1 c chopped nuts
1/3 c butter (NOT melted)
marshmallows (OPTIONAL. I sprinkle just marshmallows and some brown sugar on one end for those that don't eat nuts and mix nuts and marshmallows for everyone else on the rest of the pan)


even the die hard "I hate sweet taters" people in my house WILL eat this!