Did you know that sweet potatoes are more healthy than yams? One sweet potato has 5 times the recommended daily amount of the desirable Vitamin A, as well as a good amount of potassium. Read more.
Here’s a yummy and healthy recipe for sweet potato casserole. I made it over from a recipe I found on the internet a few years ago.
The sweet potatoes used for this picture were of the lighter colored variety, resulting in a brown finished dish, rather than the expected orange color.
Sweet Potato Casserole
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup agave or honey
- 4 tablespoons butter or non-hydrogenated margarine (Earth Balance) or extra virgin coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecan halves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Peel and chop sweet potatoes coarsely. Place in pot and cover with filtered water. Bring to boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Partially cover and let sweet potatoes cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain.
While still hot, beat or mash until smooth. Stir in 2 tablespoons agave or honey, 2 tablespoons butter (or non-hydrogenated margarine), sea salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg; beat or mash until the mixture is light and fluffy. Transfer mixture to an ungreased 3 quart casserole dish. Arrange the nuts in a single layer on top. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons agave or honey. Top with 2 tablespoons butter (or non-hydrogenated margarine) in chunks. Bake for 25 minutes, until browned and bubbly*.
*Or refrigerate and bake for 30 to 45 minutes just before serving.
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I always wondered how to make that!
Thank you!
This looks wonderful! I can’t wait to try it!
Love
Karen
Wardeh,
I made this casserole last night for dinner with the in-laws. It was delicious and easy! Thank you! I am bringing it to our Cub Scout Christmas party as well.
Hiya Miss Wardeh.
Guess how I came across this entry of yours today? I was doing some research today on sweet potatoes and yams and had typed in “sweet potatoes” under Google Images and this entry came up as the SECOND image!! It was really good timing, because I read your entry on calcium at a time when I was wanting to ensure that we are getting enough from sources beyond milk, cheese and yogurt.
I have been taking all of what I’ve learned over the past six years in regards to healthy eating and put a lot more into action than ever before, since February 12th, the same day I did what I talked about on my blog. The combination has been incredible. I am not completely without irritability or anxiety, but they have been reduced greatly. I feel so much better overall.
One thing that I had noticed in recent years (as that medicine made heartburn worse and worse over the years I was taking it and now I am healing from that, I pray) is when I eat meat (this does not include seafood of any kind that has been baked or grilled) for the last meal of the day I have a much greater problem with heartburn than if I do not (it is non existant if I don’t eat meat unless I have onion, pepper, etc. in the food). So, I am not cutting meat out altogether, because the girls or Darrell have not problem with it. But, I have greatly reduced how much I serve it. The girls have all-natural hot dogs or turkey, etc. for lunches off and on. We have been having either tuna, salmon or tilapia 3 or 4 nights a week. I am cooking beans for tonight and we’ll likely have those a night or two of each week. On the other night or two that is left, I will either cook a vegetarian meal of some sort or cook a small amount of our buffalo, venison for the girls. I haven’t tried the chicken yet, and it may not bother me. I’ll cook some in a few days to see. One thing is for sure, my serving sizes are smaller as I’ve been researching and learning about that.
Well, I ended up typing a novel here. It actually says what I’d like to type up on my blog to further record what changes I’m going through with healthy living over all. So, I am going to copy & paste all but the first paragraph to my blog today.
Thank you, Wardeh, for being the sweet and wonderful person that you are. You are, indeed, special and I thank God for your friendship.
(((hugs))) and have a wonderful rest of your weekend! Love, Robin