Let the slow cooker do all the work for you this Thanksgiving with this quick and easy paleo healthy sweet potato casserole! You won’t even miss the marshmallows!
PIN Paleo Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
On Thanksgiving, calories do NOT count, and there is ENDLESS ROOM in my stomach. You too?
The selection of yummies on the T-Day pretty much looked like this:
- Turkey: obviously.
- Easy gluten free stuffing: not gonna lie, my plate is about 3/4 stuffing. Why is it so tender, soft and delicious? I could eat it forever and always goodbye the end. I know you feel this way too.
- Some kind of Brussels sprouts. Last year, I made my family these Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes and Bacon.
- Pumpkin: Easy paleo pecan pie pumpkin vegan cheesecake, no paleo pecan pie.
That’s pretty much it. I mean, besides mashed potatoes. AND SOMETIMES a couple cheddar gluten free biscuits or  scalloped sweet potatoes. But, this a rarity.
What I am trying to say, with a lot of words, is that there was no paleo healthy sweet potato CASSEROLE.

Why You Will LOVE This Recipe
- This sweet potato casserole is healthy while the classic casserole of the sweet potato variety is not very good for you.
- It is also stupid easy to make. you can make this in the slow cooker.
- It is creamy-crunchy, spicy, paleo and healthy.

INGREDIENTS
- 2 Lbs Sweet potato peeled and cut into large chunks (about 3 medium sweet potatoes)
- 1/2 Cup Pecans
- 6 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp Sea salt
- 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg
- Pinch of pepper

INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the sweet potato halves in a large pot and cover with about 1 inch of water. Add a generous pinch of salt
- Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, and let simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 20-30 minutes, depending how large you cut them.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and place the pecans on a small baking sheet. Let bake until golden brown and toasted, about 8-12 minutes. Watch them closely, because they burn quickly! Roughly chop them and set aside.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water out and add the sweet potatoes into a 7 quart slow cooker.
- Add all the remaining ingredients (except the pecans) and mash together until smooth and mixed, leaving a little bit of texture in the potatoes.
- Sprinkle the top with the pecans.
- Cook on the high heat setting for 3-4 hours, depending on how hot your slow cooker runs. You want them to be creamy but not runny. Mine were perfect at 3.5 hours.
- DEVOUR.


Ingredients
- 2 Lbs Sweet potato peeled and cut into large chunks (about 3 medium sweet potatoes)
- 1/2 Cup Pecans
- 6 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp Sea salt
- 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg
- Pinch of pepper
Instructions
- Place the sweet potato halves in a large pot and cover with about 1 inch of water. Add a generous pinch of salt
- Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, and let simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 20-30 minutes, depending how large you cut them.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and place the pecans on a small baking sheet. Let bake until golden brown and toasted, about 8-12 minutes. Watch them closely, because they burn quickly! Roughly chop them and set aside.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water out and add the sweet potatoes into a 7 quart slow cooker.
- Add all the remaining ingredients (except the pecans) and mash together until smooth and mixed, leaving a little bit of texture in the potatoes.
- Sprinkle the top with the pecans.
- Cook on the high heat setting for 3-4 hours, depending on how hot your slow cooker runs. You want them to be creamy but not runny. Mine were perfect at 3.5 hours.
- DEVOUR.
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FOR THIS RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:

WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: SMART POINTS: 8 POINTS+: 5. OLD POINTS: 4
(based off 8 servings)
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Tori//Gringalicious says
Yay for sweet tater season!!! I am so all over this recipe, YUM!
Taylor Kiser says
Yes the best season!
Julia Mueller says
Holy mackerel, this looks like the perfect side dish! I could seriously put this bad boy on repeat alll the livelong day! Loving that it’s prepared easily in a slow cooker. Bravo, sister!
Taylor Kiser says
Thank you giiiiirl! Now send me some dranks that you made yesterday! 😉
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
I love sweet potato anything! Making it in the slow-cooker means keeping the stove and oven free for other dishes!
Taylor Kiser says
Yes! Exactly! Thanks girl!
Maria says
Love the pecans!
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks!
Sarah @ Snixy Kitchen says
My slow cooker is so under used for holiday cooking – this is a great way to get one thing out of the oven to speed things up!
Taylor Kiser says
You got it girl – so much easier!
Fix Your Skin says
Taste was really awesome.I will wait more hours to taste this recipe.My mom made it well.
Taylor Kiser says
Glad to hear it!
Joanne says
Can I cook this in the oven and if so what would the adjusted time and temperature be?
Taylor Kiser says
Recipes are only tested as written, so I have no way of knowing how to change them. Hope you understand!