Strive our Vegan Candy Potato Casserole, brimming with wealthy spices and vibrant flavors of orange, rosemary, and maple. A scrumptious, straightforward dish that may impress your friends at any gathering! Gluten-free.
Why you’ll Love this
In all my years as a chef, creating with yams and candy potatoes is certainly one of my favourite issues! The simplicity of this dish is a testomony to the right palette of the yam. One large perk to this recipe is you don’t create an enormous mess within the kitchen with plenty of further dishes to scrub, my sort of cooking!
Bursting with a vibrant mix of spices, this casserole incorporates a vibrant splash of orange that enhances the pure sweetness of the candy potatoes, contemporary rosemary brings a beautiful fragrant contact that enhances the dish fantastically, and a drizzle of pure maple syrup provides heat depth—we skip the vegan marshmallows!
Be ready to go away your friends smiling, looking forward to seconds, and marveling at how one thing so wholesome might be so deliciously pleasing!
Vegan Candy Potato Casserole Substances
Yams or candy potatoes: Since we depart the peel on, natural is most popular.
Spices: Cinnamon, allspice, floor coriander, ancho chile powder (or use smoked paprika), salt, and black pepper.
Orange zest and juice: Provides a vibrant, zesty style.
Coconut oil: Provides a little bit of nutty, candy taste and helps the yams get smooth and scrumptious! You might do this with vegan butter.
Make Vegan Candy Potato Casserole
Preheat oven to 425F.
1. Combine spices. Add cinnamon, allspice, coriander, ancho chile, salt, pepper, and coconut sugar to a small bowl and blend.
2. Whisk the orange coconut oil. Whisk collectively rosemary, orange zest, orange juice, maple syrup, coconut oil, scorching water, and a couple of teaspoons of the spice combine.
3. Prep the yams. Rinse the yams, then slice with a mandoline an 1/8 inch thick (no peeling wanted). Prepare in a 9×13 baking dish. One trick is making 5-6 stacks of sliced yams and fanning them sideways. No want for a potato masher right here! We don’t mash the potatoes for this recipe or boil them, merely allow them to bake and get tender!
4. Pour orange coconut oil over prime. Sprinkle with the remaining spices.
5. Bake. Bake for half-hour, coated. Take away foil and bake the candy potato combination for a further half-hour till fork-tender and edges barely crusty.
Chef’s Suggestions
Create a pecan topping (or strive different nuts!). Pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds or pumpkin seeds would all be scrumptious. Coarsely chop and sprinkle excessive after you take away the foil for a crunchy pecan crumble topping.
Put together on the day of serving. Generally candy potatoes can oxidize when reduce, turning them darkish in locations. We suggest making this dish on the day of serving. It may be baked just a few hours forward after which reheated to serve.
Storing vegan candy Potato Casserole
Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days.
Serving Solutions
This Vegan Candy Potato Casserole makes a beautiful aspect dish for Thanksgiving. Pair it with our different Veggie-Forward Thanksgiving Side Dishes, or strive:
FAQs
What is an effective butter substitute for baked candy potatoes?
We use coconut oil on this candy potato casserole, which reinforces the pure sweetness of the potatoes.
Are candied yams and candy potato casserole the identical factor?
Yams and candy potatoes are literally completely different greens, however you should utilize both on this recipe!
Can I add a crunchy topping to this candy potato casserole?
Positive! We wish to sprinkle nuts over prime, however you would additionally add crispy oats as a topping.
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Mix rosemary, orange zest, orange juice, maple syrup, coconut oil, scorching water and a couple of teaspoons of the spice combine.
Wash the yams effectively, no must peel! Slice the yams with a mandoline about 1/8 inch thick. Prepare yam slices in a 9×13 baking pan. One trick is making 5-6 stacks of the sliced yams after which arranging them fanned out sideways within the casserole dish (no want to grease it).
Pour the orange coconut oil liquid evenly excessive of the yams. Sprinkle the remaining spices excessive.
Cowl the pan and bake in a preheated oven at 425°F for half-hour. Take away foil and bake for half-hour extra till yams are melty tender and edges get barely crusty.
Notes
Improve with nuts. Pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds or pumpkin seeds would all be scrumptious. Coarsely chop and sprinkle excessive after you take away the foil.
Generally candy potatoes can oxidize when reduce, turning them darkish in locations. We suggest making this dish on the day of serving. It may be baked just a few hours forward after which reheated to serve.
Retailer leftovers in a sealed container within the fridge for 3-4 days.
