Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans
Indulge in the comforting goodness of maple syrup infused sweet potatoes layered with a pecan cinnamon crumble in this Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping. It's bound to become your new favorite holiday casserole.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup plant based milk
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- sea salt
Pecan Topping
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup coconut flour sub for GF flour of choice
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar sub for dark brown sugar
- 1/2 stick butter sub for vegan butter or coconut oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- sea salt
Instructions
- Peel sweet potatoes and cut into chunks. Add to a steamer basket and cook on high heat for 30 minutes or until fork tender.
- Meanwhile add pecans, oats and dried cranberries to a large bowl.
- To a second bowl whisk coconut flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon and salt to combine.
- Toss nuts into the flour mixture and pour in melted butter. Fold to coat the nuts evenly. Set aside
- Add cooked sweet potatoes to a large bowl and mash using either a potato masher or handheld whisk.
- Fold in the egg, maple, vanilla, milk, cinnamon and salt. Whisk mixture to combine until the sweet potatoes are whipped and creamy.
- Transfer sweet potatoes to a casserole or baking dish. Top with pecan mix. Bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 485mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 16069IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 2mg