• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F .
• Prepare sweet potatoes: Put sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water.
• Cook over medium-high heat until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• Mash drained sweet potatoes with a fork. Add eggs; mix until well combined. Add sugar, milk, butter, vanilla, and salt; mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Make topping:

• Mix brown sugar and flour together in a medium bowl.
• Cut in butter with a pastry cutter until mixture is coarse and looks like peas; don't overmix.
• Stir in pecans. Sprinkle topping over sweet potato mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
• Enjoy!