Recipe: Delicious Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole

Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole. In a small bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle topping over top of casserole. To complete the healthy makeover we sprinkle a crunchy pecan streusel spiked with orange juice concentrate over the top.

The savory crunch of the oats and pecans is an ideal counterpoint to the velvety vanilla sweet potatoes. It vaults this healthy sweet potato casserole straight into the holiday side dish stratosphere. Traditional sweet potato casserole can taste more like a dessert than a side dish. You can have Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole

1. Prepare of topping.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of Brown Sugar.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of Rolled Oats.
4. You need 1/2 cup of Chopped Pecans.
5. You need 1/4 cup of All-Purpose Flour.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of Ground Cinnamon.
7. It's 3 tbsp of Butter (melted).
8. You need of filling.
9. It's 2 large of Eggs.
10. You need 1/2 cup of Granulated Sugar.
11. Prepare 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
13. Prepare 3 cup of Mashed Sweet Potatoes.
14. It's 1/3 cup of Half-and-Half (fat free).
15. You need 2 tbsp of Butter (melted).

We think sweet potatoes are sweet enough by nature, so there's no need to pile on the sugar. Cut back on the added sugar in your recipe and enhance to flavor with just a tablespoon of honey. This healthier version of a traditional sweet potato casserole is much better than anything you'll find on Allrecipes.com or even The Pioneer Woman (although Ree can cook!). Plus, it comes together SUPER fast: Combine the baked sweet potatoes and all the casserole ingredients together in a blender and pour into a casserole dish.

Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole step by step

1. For the topping; stir cinnamon, pecans, flour, oats, and sugar together. Add butter until combined and set aside.
2. For the filling; beat the eggs together in a medium bowl. Stir in vanilla, sugar, and salt until combined. Add and mix the mashed sweet potatoes and half-and-half.
3. Pour filling into a greased casserole dish (about 2 qt size).
4. Sprinkle topping over the filling..
5. Bake at 350°F for 25-35 minutes. Let cool before serving.

Naturally sweetened with applesauce and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, this healthy sweet potato casserole is a sure-fire crowd pleaser! It's nutritional profile can't be beat either…vegan, paleo, gluten-free, and dairy-free with absolutely NO sugar added! Everyone at your Thanksgiving celebration will be able to enjoy this dish! Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot with a large steamer basket in place. This healthy sweet potato casserole is airy, creamy and fluffy.