Paleo Easy Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
Paleo Easy Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping is perfect for Thanksgiving! Whole30/vegan friendly and gluten/grain/dairy/sugar free!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 2 hourshours
Servings 8People, as a side
Calories 277kcal
Author FoodFaithFitness
Ingredients
For the casserole
1LbSweet potatoes
1LbApples, of choice(I used Fuji)
1/4CupUnsweetened apple sauce
2TbspGhee,at room temperature (the consistency of softened butter - or use Vegan butter)
2tspGround cinnamon
2tspVanilla extract(or powder for whole30)
1tspSea salt
1/4tspGround nutmeg
Pinch of pepper
1/4CupCoconut flour
For the topping:
1CupRaw pecans
1/2CupHalved Deglet Noor dates,tightly packed (100g)
1TbspGhee,at room temperature (or vegan butter)
Instructions
Peel the sweet potatoes and apples, and remove the cores from the apples. Chop them all into large chunks and place into a large pot. Cover with about 1 inch of water, adding a pinch of salt.
Bring to a boil on medium/high heat and cook until very soft and tender, about 30-35 minutes. Once cooked, drain well and place into a large bowl. Additionally, heat your oven to 350 degrees and rub a casserole dish with ghee (I used an 11x8.5 inch oval)
Add all the ingredients, except for the coconut flour, into the bowl and mash until well combined but leaving a little bit of the apple chunky for texture. Finally, stir in the coconut flour. Spread into the prepared casserole dish.
In a small food processor (mine is 3 cups) combine the pecans and dates, pulsing until broken down and crumbly. Pour the mixture into a small bowl and mix together with the remaining ghee.
Sprinkle the date/pecan mixture evenly over top of the casserole. Bake until the casserole feels set, about 45 mins-1 hour, depending on the size of your casserole dish.
Turn your oven to HIGH broil and broil for an additional 5-10 minutes, until the dates are crispy. * READ NOTES
Let stand for 5-10 minutes and DEVOUR!
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Notes
* I have had readers make this and say the broiler burned the topping at 3 minutes, which was not nearly the case with my oven. Broilers can be VERY different temps, so watch yours like a hawk once you broil - it could only need 2-3 mins!