Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole
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Recipe type: Side Dish
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • • 4 sweet potatoes
  • • ½ cup applesauce, unsweetened
  • • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
  • • ½ cup almond milk
  • • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • • ½ teaspoon salt
  • • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

  • Topping
  • • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
  • • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • • ⅓ cup almond flour
  • • ¾ cup pecans, chopped
  • • ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 inch baking dish, set aside.
  2. Microwave the 4 sweet potatoes or boil them until tender (about 10 - 15 minutes depending on size of potatoes).
  3. Once potatoes are soft, scrape the insides into a bowl, discarding the skins
  4. Add ½ cup applesauce, ¼ cup melted coconut oil, ½ cup almond milk, ¼ cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons coconut sugar, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  5. Blend ingredients with hand mixer and then spoon sweet potato mash into baking dish, set aside.
  6. In a smaller bowl, mix together ¼ cup melted coconut oil, ⅓ cup brown sugar, ⅓ cup almond flour, ¾ cup pecans, chopped and ¼ teaspoon salt.
  7. Once combined, pour over the top of the sweet potato mixture and throw the dish into the oven for 30 - 35 minutes, until top is golden brown
  8. Take dish out of oven and let cool for about 5 minutes. Enjoy!
Recipe by Afitcado at https://www.afitcado.com/healthier-sweet-potato-casserole/