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Recipe by The Real Food Dietitians
The Real Food Dietitians is the passion-driven product of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Stacie Hassing and Jessica Beacom. They've combined their love of nutrition, health and real food with the concepts of ease and convenience to bring you recipes that are big on flavor but short on ingredients.
Learn MoreSweet Potato Casserole
This side dish is sure to please! Made with no added sugar and topped with toasted pecans and crisp bacon pieces.
1 HR PREP
45 MIN COOK
1 HR 45 MIN TOTAL
9 servings
Ingredients
2 ½ to 2 ¾ lbs sweet potatoes (about 4 medium sweet potatoes)
1 tsp sea salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp chili powder
1 cup pecans, ½ cup chopped and ½ cup whole
½ tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of sea salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease a 9-10 inch (square, round or oval) or 1.5 quart baking dish and set aside.
Bake sweet potatoes in the oven for 40-50 minutes or until soft and cooked through. Baking time will depend on the size of sweet potatoes.
While sweet potatoes are baking, in a small bowl add 1 cup pecans, 3 strips cooked and chopped bacon, 1 tbsp melted Organic Valley Ghee, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg, pinch of salt and mix to combine. Set aside.
When sweet potatoes are done, remove from oven and let set for 5 minutes.
After the 5 minutes, remove the peels of the sweet potatoes and add the peeled sweet potatoes to a food processor (one that holds at least 8 cups). You may also use a hand mixer or stand up mixer for this step.
Add 1/3 cup Organic Valley Milk, 1 1/2 tbsp Organic Valley Ghee, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp chili powder and process until smooth. May need to scrape sides once or twice. Next, add the 2 eggs and process again just until smooth.
Transfer the sweet potato filling to the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly. Top with the pecan and bacon mixture.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. If pecans begin to get too brown, cover again with foil. Serve warm.
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