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Maple Nut-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large sweet potatoes, cubed
  • 3 T maple syrup, or more to taste, divided
  • 2 T coconut oil
  • 1 T cinnamon, divided
  • ¼ cup pecans, chopped
  • ¼ cup hazelnuts, chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF and bring a large pot of water to boil. Wash and peel sweet potatoes. Cube them.
  • Carefully add cubed sweet potatoes to boiling water. Boil 15-20 minutes until fork tender.
  • While sweet potatoes boil, mix chopped nuts with 1 ½ T maple syrup and 1 t cinnamon. Set aside.
  • Drain sweet potatoes. In a food processor or large blender, add sweet potatoes, coconut oil, salt and pepper, and remaining maple syrup and cinnamon. Purée to desired texture - I opted for smooth, some may prefer to preserve more chunk.
  • Distribute sweet potatoes evenly into a casserole dish (mine was 7×10) and spread maple nut topping over it. Bake for 20 minutes, until maple nut topping is roasted and glistening.