Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole

5 from 2 votes

This easy vegan sweet potato casserole is a perfect vegan side dish and not just for the holidays! An absolute must try!

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Resting Time20

Total Time55

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 358kcal

Author: Andrew Bernard

Ingredients

4 large sweet potatoes, about 3 pounds, peeled and cubed
8 tablespoon vegan butter
½ cup canned coconut milk (sub for any unsweetened dairy free milk)
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Streusel Topping

½ cup all-purpose flour (sub with gluten free if needed)
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon vegan cane sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ cup vegan butter, melted
¾ cup chopped pecans, optional
2 cups vegan marshmallows, optional

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. While waiting, peel and cube sweet potatoes.
Once water is boiling, add cubed potatoes to the water and boil until fork tender about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.
Return to the pot (heat off) and mash the sweet potatoes with a potato masher.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
To the sweet potatoes, add the remaining ingredients.
Pour mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish and spread out evenly.
If making streusel topping, combine all the dry ingredients into a bowl. Then pour in melted vegan butter. Combine and fluff until a wet sand like texture. Fold in chopped pecans if adding. Evenly spread over the top of the sweet potatoes .
Add vegan marshmallows on top if desired.
Bake for 15-20 mins minutes. Serve hot.

Notes

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**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Does not include optional ingredients.

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