This vegan recipe for cheery sweet potatoes and apples is perfect for the fall and winter, but you don’t have to store it just for special occasions. It also makes a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving meal.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
- 2 tablespoons vegan margarine (such as Earth Balance®), melted
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 2 large apples – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 pinch cinnamon, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground cloves, or to taste
- ½ cup apple juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through but still firm, about 20 minutes.
- Remove sweet potatoes from oven; leave oven on. Allow sweet potatoes to cool until safe to handle; peel and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
- Coat a deep 1 1/2-quart baking casserole with oil. Arrange 1/2 the sweet potato slices on the bottom. Drizzle with 1/2 of the melted vegan margarine followed by 1/2 of the maple syrup. Top with apple slices and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and cloves. Repeat layers. Pour apple juice on top. Cover casserole with a lid or aluminum foil.
- Bake in the hot oven, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove lid or aluminum foil and bake for 10 minutes more. Serve immediately or cover and keep warm until serving.
- You will need 4 to 4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes for this recipe.
- Feel free to use olive oil, coconut oil, or sesame oil in place of the vegan margarine.
Reviews
This dish was good but not amazing, almost like something is missing – something to bind the apples and potatoes. The good part is that it is a pretty healthy dish.