Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole

emily — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:46:22 +0000

Who doesn’t love sweet potato casserole, especially when it has a brown sugar, pecan topping? For me, this dish signifies the beginning of the holiday season. I based my recipe off of Susan Voisin’s on FatFree Vegan Kitchen:

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/sweet-potato-casserole-with-pecan.html

I first assembled my ingredients…

Sweet Potato Casserole Ingredients

And roughly chopped the pecans.

Pecans for Casserole

It was then time to roast the sweet potatoes. I poked them a few times with a fork before putting them in the oven. I start to monitor the sweet potatoes when the juices begin to bubble out of the holes made by the fork.

Roasted Sweet Potato on Parchment Paper

It’s also easy to remove the skin of the sweet potato when they’re warm. Just make sure not to burn your fingers!

Peeling Sweet Potatoes

I don’t have a potato masher, so I decided to use my electric mixer.

Sweet Potato and Earth Balance

Which quickly made my sweet potatoes smooth!

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

I added spices, maple syrup, and some sugar.

Sweet Potato Base Ingredients

I greased my pan with coconut oil and poured in the sweet potato mixture.

Sweet Potato Casserole Base Layer

It was then time to make the top layer of the casserole.

Casserole Topping Ingredients

Once the ingredients were mixed, I had a delicious looking topping!

Topping Ingredients Mixed Together

I used my hands to sprinkle the mixture on top of the sweet potato layer.

Sweet Potato Casserole Layered

After 45 minutes in the oven, the casserole was ready! I admit I had my first taste right when it came out of the oven.

Piece of Sweet Potato Casserole

The sweet potato casserole is easier to serve, however, once it has cooled!

Pieces of Sweet Potato Casserole

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Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients

Base Layer:
4 roasted sweet potatoes (see below for instructions on how to roast sweet potatoes)
2 tablespoons Earth Balance
¼ cup almond milk
¼ cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
Topping:
¼ cup Earth Balance
½ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup flour
1 cup pecans
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
Place 4 sweet potatoes on parchment paper lined cookie sheet
Poke potatoes with fork several times
Bake for 45 minutes or until potatoes tender
Remove skin from sweet potatoes
Base layer
Preheat oven to 350 and grease 8 x 8 pan with coconut oil
Mash sweet potatoes and mix with Earth Balance
Mix in almond milk, orange juice, vanilla extract, sugar, maple syrup, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Pour mixture into greased pan.
Topping:
Mix Earth Balance, brown sugar, flour, chopped pecans, and maple syrup in a bowl.
Sprinkle topping on sweet potato base layer.
Bake dish for 45 minutes.

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