Happy almost Thanksgiving! Do you have your menu planned?
If you asked me what my favorite Thanksgiving dish is, I would tell you hands down… potatoes! Mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole… I don’t discriminate. While I would argue that these dishes are healthy options (because hey, potatoes are vegetables!), they can easily become less healthy from the other ingredients used like too much sugar and unhealthy fats.
Enter: my healthy crunchy pecan oat sweet potato casserole!
I’ve swapped your standard marshmallow topping for hearty-healthy pecans and oats, a touch of coconut sugar and lots of cinnamon spice!
For this recipe I also “swapped butter for better” and used Cocavo which is a a coconut and avocado oil blend from New Zealand that just hit store shelves in Walmarts nationwide.
It’s gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian. If you love the sweet taste of coconut oil like me, you will love this healthier alternative! It has the same great taste but it’s lower in saturated fat and higher in good mono- and polyunsaturated fats from the avocado oil. Because of it’s unique blend, it has a high smoke point which makes it great for cooking, baking and sautéing… you name it!
You can catch more of my healthy and easy Thanksgiving swaps on ABC Charleston.
- 1 lb sweet potato, skin removed and chopped
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp Cocavo original
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/3 cup gluten free rolled oats
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp Cocavo original
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add sweet potatoes. Boil potatoes until soft.
- Drain potatoes, transfer to a large mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add cinnamon, salt and Cocavo to the boil and mix until combined.
- Transfer sweet potato mixture to a greased 8-inch cast-iron skillet.
- In another large mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients with your hands until blended and crumbly.
- Sprinkle topping mixture over sweet potatoes.
- Bake casserole for 25-30 minutes.
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