Comments on: Sweet Potato Casserole

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:18:33 +0000

I haven’t been able to have anything resembling marshmallows for years since all recipes call for gelatin and I am hyper sensitive to glutamate. This recipe was simply amazing! My family loved it. Thank you!!!

By: Nadene

Nadene — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 10:45:23 +0000

In reply to Alaina.

This sounds delicious! Thank you both for sharing – I am definitely going to make this soon!

By: Jamie Merritt

Jamie Merritt — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:23:14 +0000

Can you make and freeze or should you make the topping fresh just before baking?

By: Joanne Foster

Joanne Foster — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 05:26:28 +0000

We call these kumara (pronounced coo-ma-raa), Always savoury and never thought of as a sweet dish. If you suggested putting sugar or marshmallows on them, people would ask why. Its just not done and not even considered. They are peeled, roasted whole, boiled, steamed or made into french fries. Personally I love them steamed in the skin, peel the skin and eat them as they are. Bliss. Amazing mashed with butter and salt. Incredible flavour all on their own and so easy to grow.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:28:12 +0000

While this looks like a fun and tasty recipe, we love our sweet potatoes roasted in the oven with a healthy dose of coconut oil. I add fresh organic cranberries and some chopped sweet onions. The sweetness of the sweet potatoes and sweet onions (used Walla Walla sweets this year) is offset by the delicious tang of the roasted and softened cranberries. You could also add a few curls of orange rind to the mix. Adding a handful of chopped and toasted pecans after the potatoes are done is a great idea too.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 05:00:14 +0000

So…..sweet potatoes topped with meringue rather than marshmallows – gotcha.

By: Krys

Krys — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:42:14 +0000

In reply to Carleen. Yes, I was wondering this as well since I have not ever even had anything other than sweet potato fries so I'm not sure how this pie is supposed to be!

By: Moriah lee

Moriah lee — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:26:15 +0000

In reply to Erin.

You could also try just topping with lots of pecans (or other nuts like walnuts) as well.

By: Alaina

Alaina — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:52:22 +0000

In reply to Ruth. This is ABSOLUTELY my favorite way to make sweet potatoes! It only takes a tiny bit of olive oil, and I also add red or green bell peppers and bacon :) I keep the skin on, and roast the potatoes with the peppers first, then half-way through I add the bacon and onions (i've found that they will burn since I like to cook my potatoes longer I guess!)

By: Layla

Layla — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:42:08 +0000

We normally do a topping with flour, brown sugar, butter, and pecan. It makes an AMAZING top layer after baking. I am trying to think of a way to recreate this in a healthy way since flour and brown sugar are out. Maybe almond or coconut flour with maple syrup instead of brown sugar? Would I use the same amount of flour that the “normal” recipe calls for. I have never heard of marshmallows on top of sweet potatoes, must be a Northern thing. In southern Mississippi, everyone does the sugar/pecan crust for sweet potato casserole. The sweet potatoes themselves even have egg, vanilla, and sugar in them.

By: Carleen

Carleen — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:26:00 +0000

I am assuming the vanilla and cinnamon go in with the sweet potatoes instead of the topping? the ingredients are listed in the topping, and no where in the instructions does it say to add them.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:11:00 +0000

This sounds yummy. Do you have a photo of the finished dish? I would really appreciate it, so I know what it’s supposed to look like when finished. 🙂

By: Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:28:00 +0000

I can’t have dairy, so I bake them up then peel them and mash them up with some coconut oil, honey and cinnamon! My son and I love to eat them that way all the time, at least once a week. Another favorite way is to cube them and fry them up in coconut oil and add some ground breakfast sausage, real maple syrup and cinnamon. Both are so yummy and my son can’t stop eating them.

By: Tessa

Tessa — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:25:00 +0000

Growing up, the only time sweet potatoes were even prepared was during Thanksgiving and Christmas. At that time, they were only served up “candied.” I didn’t like them as a child and never realized there was any other way to eat yams or sweet potatoes. When I went to my husband’s family’s Thanksgiving meal and saw something topped with marshmallows I had to try it! I had never seen sweet potatoes look so good. LOL I know now that it is full of chemicals and HFCS, but at least marshmallows introduced me to my favorite potato. We love them baked, plain with nothing at all or with some butter and a little salt if I’m in the mood. Although, every time the holidays come around, we all crave the sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows. This will be a healthier version to satisfy that tradition. Thanks so much, I can’t wait to try it!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:50:00 +0000

We don’t do the marshmallow sweet potatoes. We do candied sweet potatoes. You cook the peeled and quartered sweet potatoes in brown sugar and butter on the stovetop in a cast iron frypan on low heat for a long time. The other non thanksgiving way we eat sweet potatoes is like a baked potato and topped with butter and cinnamon sugar. I recently cubed and roasted sweet potatoes in coconut oil and butter and topped with some sea salt and I was surprised at how yummy it was! We are sugar fiends but we are slowly switching over to healthier and cleaner eating. And discovering I need to eat GF has helped push us along toward Paleo/Primal stuff. It is so much to learn and figure out. But we are trying!

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:46:00 +0000

I just read your post on eating gelatin. Have you considered making honey marshmallows to put on top? I just made them for the first time and they were great 🙂

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:00 +0000

Actually, I prefer roasted sweet potatoes. I take the turkey out of the oven and let it rest in a foil jacket, and crank the heat in the oven up to 425. I have already prepared the sweet potatoes — I take chunks of peeled raw sweet potatoes and chunks of onion and put them in a big zip lock plastic bag. I add olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs (I like Bragg’s Organic Sprinkle) and smush the bag around until everything is evenly incorporated. I also have prepared a large baking pan by covering the bottom with parchment paper. I pour the coated sweet potatoes and onions into the parchment covered pan and roast them while the turkey is resting. The turkey is juicier after it rests, and if – by the time it is cut and out on the platter – the meat is slightly above room temperature it doesn’t matter – as long as the gravy is nice and hot. The sweet potatoes and onions take around 30 minutes or more to roast – I don’t keep track of the time, I just poke a fork in a sweet potato chunk to make sure it is done. This is an awesome, healthy sweet potato side dish!

By: Debi

Debi — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:13:00 +0000

Hi, I’m Ali’s mom (above post). Normally I favor baked with lots of butter and sprinkled with cinnamon 😉 We have those in the family that have asweet tooth though and really like it when I’m willing to add marshmallows … I’m going to surprise them this year and try this recipe. Hopefully they will enjoy the honey as much as the marshmallows;-)

By: malaelle

malaelle — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:55:00 +0000

I prefer my sweet potatoes more plain, but my Mom and older sister’s family can’t do Thankgiving without them topped with marshmallows. Will send them this recipe and see if it’s an acceptable compromise. Sounds great!

By: Michelle Albanese

Michelle Albanese — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:52:00 +0000

I like mine with chopped nuts on top. This year I’m going to try chopped pistachios for something different. I keep bees so I’m definitely going to use the honey idea.