Skinny Sweet Potato Casserole

This skinny sweet potato casserole is so easy to make! Switching out just a few ingredients makes a big difference in calories without sacrificing any taste. It’s as good as grandma’s – we promise!

Serves 8 – 10

Ingredients:

• 5 large sweet potatoes
• 1/4 c unsweetened almond milk
• 3/4 c Non-fat Greek yogurt
• 1/4 c real maple syrup
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• juice of half an orange
• salt & pepper to taste

Pecan topping:

• 3/4 cup chopped raw pecans
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tb real maple syrup
• 1 tsp melted coconut oil
• mini marshmallows (optional, but only if you’re in the mood to indulge!)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Fill a large pot with water, add some salt to the water and bring it to a boil.
3. While water comes to a boil, peel and dice sweet potatoes into chunks.
4. Add sweet potato to water. Boil approximately 10 minutes or until you can easily pierce them with a fork.
5. Drain potatoes, then pour them into a mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, blend until potatoes are smooth. Add yogurt, maple syrup, cinnamon, orange juice and salt and pepper and mix together, adding a little more almond milk if necessary to reach the desired consistency.
6. In a small bowl, combine all topping ingredients until pecans are well coated.
7. Place sweet potatoes in a baking dish coated with cooking spray and and top with pecan mixture.
8. Bake in preheated oven until topping is browned, approximately 20 minutes.

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