Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole

Casserole dish of sweet potato apple casserole with a wooden spoon inside the casserole, ready to serve.

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Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole

An odd, but symbiotic pairing of sweet potatoes and apples with an oatmeal streusel topping and plenty of warm spices makes a lovely side dish for your holiday table.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple recipes, healthy side dish recipe, holiday side dishes, sweet potato and apple casserole, sweet potato recipes, Thanksgiving recipes, vegetable side dish

Servings: Servings

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Julia Mueller

Equipment

Large Casserole Dish

Ingredients

1 large (1.5 lbs) sweet potato chopped into bite sized chunks
2 large (1.7 lbs) apples peeled, cored and chopped into chunks*
½ cup apple cider
2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp melted coconut oil or melted butter
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp orange zest
Pinch sea salt

Cobbler Topping:

1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular all-purpose flour
⅔ cup quick oats
6 Tbsp melted coconut oil or 8 Tbsp melted butter
4 Tbsp pure maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel and chop the sweet potato and the apples and transfer them to a large 13 x 9 inch casserole dish.
In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the apple cider, pure maple syrup, vanilla extract, and flour until the clumps of flour have dissolved.
Pour this mixture into the casserole dish with the chopped potatoes and apples, and add the melted coconut oil (or butter), ground cinnamon, and orange zest. Use a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula to give everything a big stir.
Mix together the ingredients for the casserole topping in a mixing bowl until well combined. The mixture will be crumbly - this is normal. Sprinkle the topping over the chopped sweet potatoes and apples.
Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil, and bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 60 minutes. Check the casserole after 50 minutes - if the texture of the apples and the sweet potato are to your liking, stop after 50. Otherwise, keep baking until the potato and apples are softened to your preference. If you’d like crispy topping, remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.
Serve your sweet potato and apple casserole alongside your main dish, and enjoy!

Notes

*Use gala apples, granny smith apples, honey crisp apples, or any of your favorite hearty apple that holds up well during the baking process.

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