Can I swap pumpkin for sweet potatoes in this recipe?

[Anonymous]

So the recipe is a sweet potato casserole; it contains lemon and orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, and butter, with a pecan & brown sugar topping. Do you think I can swap out the sweet potatoes and use canned pumpkin instead?

[Anonymous]

I think it will be too watery

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it will be too watery

Maybe if she cooked the pumpkin down first?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it will be too watery

Maybe if she cooked the pumpkin down first?

I think it is just too different of a texture if the original recipe calls for fresh, not canned.

[Anonymous]

Forgot to mention... the recipe calls for canned!

[Anonymous]

I swap pumpkin for sweet potatoes and vice versa all the time. Everything always turns out fine. I'd say go for it... and report back to us!

[Anonymous]

OK, I tried it... and not so much. I am going to make it with sweet potatoes sometime to see what it's supposed to taste like! Thanks for the help & suggestions, PPs. --OP