{"id":3931,"date":"2014-11-24T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2015-02-05T14:21:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T14:21:40","slug":"maple-roasted-sweet-potato-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2014\/11\/24\/maple-roasted-sweet-potato-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Roasted Sweet Potato Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"maple<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s already Thanksgiving week! \u00a0The year has flown by, and now we\u2019re talking mashed potatoes, cranberries and chocolate pecan pie. \u00a0This year, I\u2019m putting a healthy, grain and gluten free spin on all our Thanksgiving favorites.<\/p>\n

This sweet potato casserole packs all the punch of your favorite Thanksgiving comfort food, without the guilt! \u00a0It starts with roasted sweet potatoes, it\u2019s naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and it\u2019s topped with a light pecan topping (no marshmallows here!). \u00a0All the flavor, none of the guilt.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s leave the guilt for dessert, shall we?<\/p>\n

Wishing you and everyone you love a blessed Thanksgiving week.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Maple Roasted Sweet Potato Casserole<\/h3>\n

{Gluten free, Vegan friendly, Naturally sweetened}<\/h4>\n

Serves 4-6*<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweet Potatoes<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • 2 lbs. sweet potatoes<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup maple syrup<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup milk (coconut or full-fat dairy)<\/li>\n
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten (use 3 T water mixed with 1 T flax seed for vegan version)<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/li>\n
  • 1\/8 teaspoon ground ginger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Pecan Topping<\/em><\/p>\n

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    • 1\/2 cup chopped pecans<\/li>\n
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup<\/li>\n
    • 1\/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n
    • Pinch of ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Pre-heat the oven to 425\u00b0, and wash and towel dry the sweet potatoes. Prick the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork, and place them on a baking sheet. \u00a0Roast the sweet potatoes at 425\u00b0 until fork tender, about 45-50 minutes. \u00a0Remove them from the oven, and let cool.<\/p>\n

      Once cooled, peel the skins off the roasted sweet potatoes and place them in the bowl of your standing mixer. \u00a0Add the maple syrup, milk, egg (or flax seed, if using), and spices. \u00a0Mix on medium speed until well combined.<\/p>\n

      Transfer the sweet potato mix to a greased 8\u00d78 baking pan. \u00a0Pre-heat the oven to 350\u00b0 while you make the pecan topping.<\/p>\n

      To make the pecan topping, place the chopped pecans, oil, maple syrup and spices in a small bowl. \u00a0Use a spoon to mix until the pecans are coated with the maple syrup and oil. \u00a0Top the sweet potatoes with the pecans, and bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes. \u00a0(You can also refrigerate the sweet potato casserole overnight, and bake on Thanksgiving day!) \u00a0Serve warm, and enjoy!<\/p>\n

      *recipe can easily be doubled<\/p>\n

      Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/h4>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Light and creamy, this maple-sweetened sweet potato casserole starts with roasted sweet potatoes and ends with guilt-free Thanksgiving comfort food at its best! <\/p>\n

      {gluten free, vegan friendly, naturally sweetened}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[506,510,329],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3931"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3931"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3938,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3931\/revisions\/3938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}