I made Dolly Parton's sweet potato casserole for Friendsgiving. It disappeared within minutes.

Dolly Parton's sweet potato casserole took center stage at a recent Friendsgiving gathering, leaving guests eagerly anticipating its disappearance. The recipe, featured in Dolly Parton's latest cookbook "Good Lookin' Cookin," has been a Thanksgiving favorite for years. To prepare the dish, Parton suggests preheating the oven to 350°F and buttering a 9-inch-by-13-inch pan.

Large sweet potatoes are washed, peeled, and quartered before being boiled until tender. Once cooled and mashed, the mixture is combined with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt, then baked until golden. A sprinkle of chopped pecans and miniature marshmallows finishes the casserole, which is then broiled briefly for a golden finish.

The casserole's sweet and creamy texture, along with the crunch of pecans and balance of flavors, earned it high praise from those who sampled it. One diner, however, noted that the marshmallows could have been better cooked, covering a larger portion of the dish. Nonetheless, the sweet potato casserole was a hit, with guests finishing the pan in just minutes despite the competition.