Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Praline Topping! A FAVORITE Thanksgiving side dish every year. A gluten-free, dairy-free holiday side everyone will love!
Sweet potato casserole is a glorious thing!
This sweet potato casserole is a classic, family favorite. One year when I was a kid, a family friend brought this to Thanksgiving dinner at our house. My Mom got the recipe because we all loved it so much.
We have been making it every Thanksgiving since!
Like my other recipes, I’ve updated this to make it gluten and dairy-free.
I’ve also cut the sugar way (like way) back from the original recipe. I prefer using maple syrup in the sweet potato part because if its lovely flavor. That being said, this is still very rich!
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Those smooth and creamy sweet potatoes with a crunchy, buttery topping get me every time. This is definitely one of my favorite holiday side-dishes!
Try it once and it’s sure to one of yours too!
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Praline Topping {Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free}
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 3-4 large sweet potatoes
- 2/3 cup coconut milk
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted butter or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 egg
For the topping:
- 1 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup gluten-free, all-purpose flour*
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, or coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil, in solid form
Instructions
- Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into large 2-inch chunks. Place the chunks in a large saucepan and cover with cold water, bring to a boil and reduce to simmer. Simmer until the sweet potatoes are fork tender, about 15-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a quart-size casserole dish. In a bowl, combine the pecans, flour, sugar, salt, and vanilla, Cut in the butter or oil with a fork until the mixture is sandy with pea-sized chunks of butter. Set aside.
- When done cooking, drain the sweet potatoes well. Process the sweet potatoes in a food processor until smooth and creamy. You may have to do this in batches. Alternatively you can whip them up with a hand or stand mixer. Measure out 3 cups of the mashed sweet potatoes and place into the bowl of a stand mixer or bowl to use with a hand mixer. Any extras make a yummy snack for later!
- Add the coconut milk, maple syrup, butter or oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to the bowl. Whip to combine. Add the egg and continue to whip until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the sweet potatoes into the prepared dish and top with the pecan mixture. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the top is golden and the sweet potatoes are bubbling. Enjoy!
