Vegan Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
Vegan Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Crunchy Pecan Topping are the perfect holiday side. It's a delicious recipe that's also gorgeous to look at. Vegan, soy-free and can be gluten-free and nut-free.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: gluten-free, Holidays, Soy-free, Thanksgiving, Vegan
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 125kcal
- 3 large sweet potatoes (peeled and sliced evenly into ⅛th inch slices. Use a mandolin for best results)
- 1 tablespoon avocado or other vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoon fresh sage (minced)
- 1 teaspoon rosemary (minced)
- ¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour (use rice flour if gluten-free)
- 2 ½ cups nondairy milk (I used cashew but any nondairy milk is fine)
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup orange juice
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
For the pecan topping:
- ½ cup pecans (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup sugar (brown sugar would work here too)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Make the pecan topping by mixing the ingredients together until crumbly. Make the sauce by heating the oil. Add the garlic and fresh herbs and saute for a few seconds, then add the flour and continue to cook until the flour is well mixed into the oil and forms small crumbs.
Add a cup of the nondairy milk, using a whisk to mix so lumps don't form. Add the remaining milk and whisk it in as well. Add the nutmeg, salt, and ground black pepper to taste and bring to a boil. The sauce should thicken. Turn off the heat and add the orange juice.
Spray a casserole or baking dish with cooking spray. Shingle in half the sweet potato slices in a decorative pattern -- I like making concentric circles. Pour half the creamy sauce over the sweet potatoes, using a ladle.
Shingle on the remaining sweet potato slices and pour the remaining sauce evenly over them.
Cover with aluminum foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake for 35 minutes.
Remove the foil, scatter the pecan topping over the sweet potatoes, and continue baking, uncovered, for another 25 minutes.
Let the scalloped potatoes stand on a rack at least 30 minutes before serving.
Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1.8g | Fat: 3.5g | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1.6mg