This easy Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans is a healthy holiday side dish! This family favorite Thanksgiving side dish is the perfect amount of sweet and wholesome–you’re going to love it! This mashed sweet potato casserole topped with coconut sugar and pecans is so delicious and easy to make.
Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet potato casserole is a classic dish that many come to expect at the holidays. This one is made with more clean, wholesome ingredients so you can enjoy it without so much of the guilt. It’s a healthy sweet potato casserole that the whole family will enjoy!
How do I make this sweet potato casserole?
1. Mix the cooked sweet potato, coconut sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, milk and eggs together by hand or with an electric mixer, and place it into a greased pan.
2. Melt butter, add coconut sugar and stir until dissolved. Stir in almond flour and pecans. Combine until well mixed and crumbly and sprinkle topping.
3. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes in a small casserole dish.
It really is as easy as all of that! I use my Instant Pot to make the sweet potatoes because they come out perfect every time and I can mash them right up! You can bake them or boil them or use whatever method makes you happy!
Can I eat this healthy sweet potato casserole on 2B Mindset?
Yes! The ingredients that I’ve used to make this sweet potato casserole are approved for 2B Mindset. It’s a Fiber Filled Carb (FFC) or a silly carb so you’ll still want to eat it in moderation and within the limits of the program, but it’s not off limits like some marshmallow varieties would be :)
What’s in the bottom layer of my healthy sweet potato casserole?
My sweet potato casserole is made in two layers. The bottom layer includes:
- mashed sweet potatoes (cooked, peeled, and mashed)
- coconut sugar
- melted butter
- vanilla
- coconut milk (I prefer canned)
- eggs
- salt to taste
What’s in the topping for this casserole?
It’s not marshmallows…sorry ;) but it does include some equally delicious ingredients. Here’s the list:
- butter
- coconut sugar
- almond flour
- chopped pecans
21 Day Fix Container Counts, per serving (there are twelve servings in the recipe, recipe uses 20 pecans)
Casserole plus topping:
1/2 yellow container, 3 sweetener teaspoons, 3 oil teaspoons, about 1/12 red container (I wouldn’t even count this), and about 1/2 blue container.
Do you have other delicious and healthy recipes I can try?
- Healthy Starbucks Red Pepper Egg Bites
- Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Soup | Instant Pot | Slow Cooker | Stove Top
- Healthy Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe
- Healthy Lemon Bars
- Healthy Tuscan Chicken Pasta | Instant Pot | Slow Cooker | Stovetop
How about something to spruce up my holiday table?
Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
Bottom Layer:
- 3 cups sweet potatoes boiled, peeled, and mashed
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup coconut milk or almond milk
- 2 eggs
Optional: salt to taste
Topping:
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Mix the sweet potato, coconut sugar, butter, vanilla, milk and eggs together by hand or with an electric mixer, and place it into a greased pan.
- Melt butter, add coconut sugar and stir until dissolved. Stir in almond flour and pecans. Combine until well mixed and crumbly and sprinkle topping.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes in a small casserole dish.
Would this be 21 day fix approved and if so how would I count it
Hi there! Per serving, this would be 1Y, 2 sweetener teaspoons, 2 oil teaspoons, about 1/6R, and about 3/4B ;) I’ll add that to the recipe now!
Hi! I made this for today and it is amazing and a huge hit! Thanks so much!