This is one of those side dishes that has a dual purpose. It can be served as a regular side dish to dinner or eaten as a sweet treat throughout the day. But the beautiful part about this dish is that is half the fat of your normal dish and it’s completely vegetarian.
Baked sweet potato casserole with pecan topping
Ingredients
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup raw sugar
1/3 cup melted vegan butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup soy or almond milk
1 Lemon
Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons melted vegan butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Add all ingredients together and mix well.
Pour into a greased casserole dish ( 1 1/2 quarts).
**Here’s the trick**: squeeze one whole lemon on top of the entire dish. Be sure to spread it around.
Then mix together topping with fork and sprinkle on top of sweet potato mixture.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Let cool, then serve heaping spoonful’s.
RECIPE: Sweet Potato Casserole was originally published on blackdoctor.org
