Sweet Potato Casserole

Name: Sweet Potato Casserole
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 large jewel or garnet sweet potatoes; 2 japanese sweet potatoes; 3 Gala apples (or any sweet baking apple), peeled, cored, and chopped; ¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt; 8 Medjool dates (soaked and chopped); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 cup small vegan marshmallows

CategoryHoliday Cooking, Oil-free Recipes, Sides and Vegetables, Veggie Fest Presents!CuisineAmericanDiets#oil-free, #gluten-free, #vegan

Made healthy without refined sugar, this sweet potato classic will add beautifully to your holiday table.

Ingredients

3 large jewel or garnet sweet potatoes

2 japanese sweet potatoes

3 Gala apples (or any sweet baking apple), peeled, cored, and chopped

¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt

8 Medjool dates (soaked and chopped)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground ginger

Garnish

1 cup small vegan marshmallows

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Steam or bake sweet potatoes until tender (about 1 hour). Remove smaller Japanese sweet potatoes after 45 minutes if soft.

Cool, peel, and mash potatoes together in a large mixing bowl.

Peel and quarter apples. Steam until soft. Mash, add to potatoes. Mix in salt, dates, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger. Stir until smooth.

Place mixture into a parchment-lined baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.

Serves 6

Notes:
Japanese sweet potatoes are small but the white meat is sweet.

For those with apple sensitivity, substitute with pineapple.

Toasted chopped pecans can also be added for a traditional flavor.

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Ingredients

3 large jewel or garnet sweet potatoes

2 japanese sweet potatoes

3 Gala apples (or any sweet baking apple), peeled, cored, and chopped

¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt

8 Medjool dates (soaked and chopped)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground ginger

Garnish

1 cup small vegan marshmallows

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Steam or bake sweet potatoes until tender (about 1 hour). Remove smaller Japanese sweet potatoes after 45 minutes if soft.

Cool, peel, and mash potatoes together in a large mixing bowl.

Peel and quarter apples. Steam until soft. Mash, add to potatoes. Mix in salt, dates, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger. Stir until smooth.

Place mixture into a parchment-lined baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.

Serves 6

Notes:
Japanese sweet potatoes are small but the white meat is sweet.

For those with apple sensitivity, substitute with pineapple.

Toasted chopped pecans can also be added for a traditional flavor.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients Directions

Sweet Potato Casserole