Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
This healthy sweet potato casserole is gluten-free, nut-free and dairy-free, and so, so delicious! Perfect for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving!
This healthy sweet potato casserole recipe is a slightly different take on a classic dish. The creamy mashed sweet potatoes are topped with a crunchy topping made of pumpkin seeds (pepitas), chia seeds, and rolled oats.
There’s a heated debate surrounding sweet potato casserole. Are you “team marshmallow” or do you want nothing to do with the soft pillows of sweetness?
I confess that I’m no stranger to pairing marshmallows and sweet potatoes. I love decadent sweet potato bread pudding that’s piled with marshmallows. Kids think these fun hand-held sweet potato casserole boats are the greatest thing since sliced bread, especially the marshmallows on top.
However, I wanted to create a nut-free recipe that my kids and everyone in my family could enjoy, not to mention all the other people out there with nut allergies. This recipe is also gluten-free and dairy-free (as an option). It’s not your normal sweet potato casserole.
Ingredients:
Sweet Potatoes
- 3 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (3-4 large potatoes)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk (unsweetened almond milk or unsweetened coconut milk can be substituted)
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon