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Sweet Potato Casserole with Candied Pecans

This whole-food take on a Thanksgiving classic will let you indulge without sacrificing healthy nutrition!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Sweet Potatoes:
  • 4-6 medium-sized sweet potatoes
  • coconut oil for brushing onto sweet potatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons oat milk
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut oil melted
  • dash of salt
Topping:
  • 1 1/2 cup pecans chopped
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup maple syrup*
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of salt

Method
 

Sweet Potatoes
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Halve sweet potatoes, brush lightly with coconut oil, and place on cookie sheet.
  2. Cook for 30-35 minutes, until fork tender. *Do not turn oven off yet*
  3. Allow sweet potatoes to cool slightly while you prepare the topping.
  4. Once cool, pull the peeling off the sweet potato and place insides into a medium-sized bowl. Whisk/mash sweet potatoes until they have a mashed consistency.
  5. Add oat milk (2 Tblsp), coconut oil (2 Tblsp), and salt (dash) and mix until well-blended.
  6. Pour sweet potato mixture into an 8x8 oven-safe baking dish.
Topping:
  1. Heat cast iron skillet on medium heat until warm.
  2. Add coconut oil (1 Tblsp), pecans (1.5c), rolled oats (1/2c), and maple syrup (2-4Tblsp). Cook for 5-7 minutes, until darker in color and fragrant.
  3. layer on top of sweet potato mixture in 8x8 dish.
  4. Bake sweet potato with topping in preheated oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) for 20-25 minutes, until topping is slightly browned.

Notes

*How much maple syrup you use REALLY depends on your preferences. Elana likes 1/4 cup (not a sweets person) and Nicole likes 1/2 cup (huge sweet tooth). We encourage you to play around and add less or more sweetness level dependent on your own taste buds.