You asked for it and here it is. A healthier sweet potato casserole. Actually, this is even easier than sweet potato casserole. I spent a lot of time reading recipes and after reading recipe after recipe, I decided a few things.

  1. I liked the idea of incorporating something salty or savory into sweet potatoes. I struggle with the sweetness of sweet potatoes. They are just a little too sweet for me, especially when you add brown sugar or (shudder) marshmallows.
  2. If I was going to add a sweet element, it needed to be natural.
  3. I am a very lazy person.
Number 3 is very important because number 3 made me simplify things into an almost embarrassing level.
Healthy Sweet Potato Mash
Makes four 1/4 cup servings
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
2 apples, diced into 1 inch- 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 tablespoon of grapeseed or olive oil
1/2 tablespoon of kosher salt

I am so lazy I didn't even peel the apples.

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, toss apples and sweet potato with oil and salt.
  3. On a aluminum foil lined pan, spread out sweet potatoes and apples.

  4. Roast for 15 minutes.
  5. Transfer sweet potatoes and apples to a medium sized bowl (I say use the same bowl you used to toss them with oil and salt, why dirty another bowl?) and mash with a potato masher.
  6. Enjoy! You won’t even need to add butter!
Recipe Review: Yum! The salt adds just the right amount of savory to this otherwise sweet dish.
Who needs marshmallow when you have naturally sweet apples?
I know this is late for Thanksgiving but I really hope you try this. I don’t think you will be sorry you did.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 1/4 cup
Amount per Serving
Calories 221
Calories from Fat 36.9
Total Fat 4.1g
Saturated Fat 0.25g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 886mg
Total Carbohydrate 46.1g
Dietary Fiber 2.5g
Sugars 14.5g 
Protein 2.4g
So folks, how did I do?

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