Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
My contribution to the Thanksgiving meal this year was Sweet Potato Casserole. As mentioned before, I love sweet potatoes! Because it was a family event I made 2 versions...a healthy version, and a healthier version. What differed was the butter (healthier version used an organic butter substitute for non-dairy), the sugar (brown sugar for the healthy version, palm sugar for the healthier version), and lastly the topping (marshmallows and pecans for the healthier version).
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 large)
- 1 eggs, lightly beaten with a fork
- 2 tablespoons Spectrum all vegetable butter flavor shortening non-hydrogenated...made from palm oil (2nd dish used sweet cream butter)
- 2 tablespoons coconut crystals (2nd dish used packed dark brown sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans and a sprinkle of coconut crystals (2nd dish small marshmallows)
Recipe
Peal and cut the sweet potatoes into small pieces and boil them for about 20 minutes or until soft.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Put the sweet potatoes into a dish to blend with a hand blender.
Blend the the potatoes until smooth. Add the egg, butter (or alternative), brown sugar (or coconut crystals) salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and pepper to taste. Blend the mixture until smooth.
Butter an 8 by 8-inch Casserole. I used a square glass pan for the healthier version and a large pie casserole for the 2nd dish. Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pan and sprinkle the top with the pecans. Bake for 30 minutes. If you use marshmallows, add them on after 10 minutes to bake them with the marshmallows for the last 10 minutes. Since mine needed to be reheated I waited to put the marshmallows on during the reheating of both dishes for 10 minutes at 350. Serve immediately.
All Ingredients for 2 dishes
Each dish used 2 large sweet potatoes weight about 2 1/2 lbs for each dish
Boil sweet potatoes for 20 minutes or until soft
Ingredients for healthier dish
2nd dish (uses brown sugar, marshmallows and sweet butter...so not non-dairy)
All ingredients for 2nd dish...ready to be blended together
Blend until smooth
Place in baking dish- 2nd dish before baking
Healthier version baked for 30minutes topped with pecans and a pinch more of coconut crystals
2nd dish baked for 30 minutes, then another 10 minutes to warm up after adding marshmallows, given them a perfect light brown color!
