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Healthy Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 5 people
Calories 392 kcal

Equipment

  • Boiling Pot
  • mixing bowl
  • Cutting Board
  • Baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs sweet potato medium, diced
  • 1/2 cup 1% milk
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese, skim
  • 3 tbsp butter, unsalted
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds, unsalted
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, unsalted
  • 1/4 cup medjool dates chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter, unsalted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • Wash sweet potatoes and dice, keeping the skin on
  • In a saucepot, boil water and add sweet potatoes for 15-20 minutes
  • Once potatoes are soft, add to a mixing bowl and mash
  • Mix in milk, ricotta, butter, salt, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, and black pepper
  • Spread in a 8x8 baking dish
  • In a small bowl, melt butter and mix in almonds, seeds, and dates
  • Sprinkle over the sweet potatoes and bake for about 20 minutes

Notes

Use any kind of dried fruit: medjool dates, cranberries, cherries, currants, apricots, etc
This is a great make-ahead dish and can be re-heated later

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 10gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 604mgPotassium: 828mgFiber: 8gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 26082IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 167mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Almonds, Casserole, Holiday, Medjool Date, Pumpkin Seeds, Sweet Potato
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