Description
Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free
This sweet potato casserole tastes just like Grandma used to make, but is healthier by using a sweet potato apple blend in the filling, coconut sugar in the topping, and is gluten free, vegan, and refined sugar free. Serve it warm with some ice cream for a perfect ending to your Thanksgiving dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Filling:
- 4-5 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 medium apples (I used red delicious)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 tbsp organic agave nectar
- 1/2 cup cashew milk
Topping:
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1/2 cup oat flour (learn how to make your own here!)
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1 (heaping) tbsp brown coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp organic agave nectar
- Optional: a handful of mini marshmallows
Instructions
Filling:
- Peel and chop your sweet potatoes and apples into small pieces.
- Combine sweet potatoes, apples, and all other filling ingredients into a large crock pot.
- Cook on high for 3 hours, until sweet potatoes and apples are soft.
- Add milk.
- Using a hand mixer or potato masher (I went with the mixer to obtain a smoother texture) blend until smooth.
Topping:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Place oats on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper and cook to get them crispy, about 10-15 minutes. (Can broil to speed this up, just watch CLOSELY).
- Make your oat flour (directions here).
- Take your pre-measured chop nuts and blend in food processor to get them extra small.
- Combine cooked oats, oat flour, and nuts in a small mixing bowl.
- Slowly add brown sugar to evenly disperse.
- Slowly add agave nectar, also to evenly disperse, so entire mixture is somewhat moist.
Cooking:
- Place filling in a pre-greased baking pan.
- Cover evenly with topping
- Cook for about 20 minutes, until filling is warm and topping starts to brown.
- Broil for about 3-5 minutes to get topping extra crispy (note: WATCH CLOSELY – don’t let it burn).
- Optional: Take out, turn oven down to 250F, and sprinkle mini marshmallows on top. Place back in oven just until marshmallows melt and start to brown (10-15 minutes max).
Notes
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- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Crockpot and Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 dish