Nut Free Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole.

Nut free vegan sweet potato casserole is a standby at holiday time! Now everyone can enjoy this dish – it’s so delicious and it’s allergy friendly!

There’s nothing like being thrown a curve ball like a new tree nut allergy right before the holidays. After we were told Baby Bee had a severe cashew allergy and we needed to get rid of all tree nuts, I started thinking about how we were headed straight into holiday nut season. Now, I love nuts all year round, but come on…the holidays are when nuts really shine, you know?

Roasted nuts, candied nuts, caramel nut popcorn, nuts in stuffing, nuts in breads, nuts as gifts…nuts, nuts, nuts! It’s enough to drive me nuts. <- Sorry, so bad, but I couldn’t resist. Cue the gong.

Anyway, it’s not a big deal, of course I will do whatever it takes to keep Baby Bee safe, plus, I love a good recipe challenge! Let’s make all the holiday recipes nut free this year! We can do it.

First on the list was making a nut free vegan sweet potato casserole. I’m used to a nutty version, kind of like this. I like the crunch of pecans with the creamy sweet potatoes, it’s a nice contrast.

Soooo, the question was, what could be crunchy on top? I could have gone with seeds I guess, but I thought I would try a crunchy oat streusel topping.

I know I’ve seen some sweet potato casseroles that include oats along with pecans, so I thought I could go with just oats! And it was delicious. Because this isn’t a dessert, and because I love the salty sweet thing, I added more salt to the streusel than I would have if this was a fruit crisp. I really liked this version, and I hope you do, too!

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Nut Free Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole.

This sweet potato side is topped with a crunchy oat streusel topping. It's sure to be a big hit on your holiday table!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free, vegan.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 273 kcal

Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

• 4 large sweet potatoes for about 5 cups mashed sweet potatoes
• 3 Tablespoons vegan buttery spread
• 1/3 cup non-dairy milk
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

For the topping:

• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour your choice - spelt flour, oat flour, gluten free blend, all purpose flour, any of these are okay
• 1 cup gluten free whole oats
• 3/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 6 Tablespoons vegan buttery spread cut into small pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Wash and dry the sweet potatoes and pierce them with a fork. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about one hour or until tender.
2. Reduce the oven heat to 375 degrees. Slice the sweet potatoes open and let them cool until they are cool enough to handle.

3. Scoop the sweet potato flesh into a bowl and add the vegan buttery spread, coarse sea salt, and the non-dairy milk. Use a mixer and mix on medium speed until smooth. Spoon the sweet potato mixture into a casserole dish.

4. In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, sea salt, gluten free oats, and buttery spread. Mix together with a pastry cutter until the mixture forms large crumbs with some balls of buttery spread.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the topping is golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

Nut Free Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 273 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 541mg 23%

Potassium 299mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 40g 13%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 21g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 196.9%

Vitamin C 1.9%

Calcium 5.7%

Iron 6.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

My mom loved this sweet potato casserole – and she normally does NOT like sweet potato casserole! She’s requested it a few times now!

This nut free vegan sweet potato casserole is:

• gluten free and free of the top 8 allergens
• the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving
• full of healthy fiber and vitamins

What’s on your menu this Thursday? We are having turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed spinach, this sweet potato casserole, wild rice and sweet potato stuffing, my mom’s sage stuffing, biscuits and flavored butter, and vegan apple pie with cider caramel sauce.

Do you have a sweet potato casserole on the menu this Thanksgiving? What else are you having?

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Kelly Roenicke

Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.

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