Easy recipe for sweet potato casserole that contains no added sugar with no loss of taste and overall deliciousness! Perfect as a holiday side dish or even as a healthy baby food.
When my first child was a young toddler, I didn’t know about the importance of serving wholesome fats with vegetables. Science has shown that doing this significantly improves nutrient absorption. A healthy fat mashed in with baby food also greatly improves satisfaction from the meal. This means the child feels full much longer.
Consequently, when I made baby food, I simply steamed the organic vegetables in a bit of filtered water. Then I pureed them with a small amount of bone broth without adding anything else before serving.
The problem with this approach is that my son didn’t seem to get filled up very well. He was always hungry again within a very short time. He also ended up eating way too much – so much so that he developed carotenaemia. This condition is an orange coloration of the skin from excessive beta carotene in the diet.
Doctors say that carotenaemia is a benign condition that resolves on its own. Fortunately, my son didn’t seem to suffer any ill effects from it. He just looked like he spent a lot of time in the sun which was a very strange look for a young child! But it did seem to indicate very clearly to me that large amounts of organic baby food were less than ideal.
By the time my second child was born and ready for homemade baby food, I had learned all about ancestral diet and Traditional Foods. This primarily involved adding generous amounts of healthy fats to my family’s diet.
I noticed that my second son, who also was capable of eating large amounts of my homemade baby food, ate much less when I included these healthy fats in the veggie puree. Â He never came close to eating the massive amounts of veggies that my first son did at the same age and he stayed full between meals and was much more satisfied after eating too.
To my great relief, he never developed carotenaemia either! You can learn more about the beta carotene Vitamin A myth in the linked article.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Below is the sweet potato casserole recipe which was my second son’s favorite baby food dish. Â It is made with organic sweet potato and loads of healthy fats. Â Ensuring that homemade baby food always includes some healthy fats is very important so that baby can absorb all those wonderful nutrients and stay happy and full afterward until the next mealtime rolls around!
Love sweet potato? Â Check out this recipe for sweet potato pasta too!
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Sugar-free recipe for sweet potato casserole that is wholesomely sweetened with healthy fats and makes an ideal holiday side dish. It is perfect for baby food too!
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds sweet potato preferably organic
- 1/4 pound butter preferably grassfed
- 2 cups coconut cream
- 1/4 cup cream
- 3 egg yolks preferably pastured or free range
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon optional
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg optional
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
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Bake (do not microwave) or boil sweet potato until tender and peel while hot. Place in a casserole dish and mash until smooth. Melt coconut cream and butter together over low heat on the stove.
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Mix butter/coconut mixture, cream, egg yolks and optional spices with mashed sweet potato in the casserole dish. Whip until mixed well. Sprinkle sweet potato casserole with additional freshly ground Ceylon cinnamon on top if desired.
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Place sweet potato casserole in a preheated 350 F/ 177 C degree oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly on top.
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Cool for 10 minutes on the counter and then serve. Refrigerate leftovers. Reheat as needed for later meals.
Recipe Notes
You may use sour raw cream in place of the fresh cream if desired.
Sounds good… making it now for dinner. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I was told not to give my 7month babe dairy…butter…until age one. I don’t have access to raw milk or dairy, although I am working on that. Are there good substitutes for babes under age one? I am finding it difficult to keep my guy full on veggies too as he is already a nig eater! I currently use coconut oil.
I pretty much did this with our last baby, only I added in breast milk for the dairy. If you can do this, it is great for thinning it out for a new eater.
Sounds great! I will defiantly give it a try, now that Im pregnant Im looking for the best way to nourish my body and my baby’s.
This is a smart idea. My children are school aged now but I take care of infants regularly as a family child care provider and many of my parents would love this for their infants.
I cannot wait to make this with all my sweet potatoes we just got from our CSA!! Perfect timing. Thank you!!
Oh yum – this sounds delicious for me, not just the baby! Kellie xx
Yes, great for the whole family 🙂 It’s also a great alternative to those sugar loaded sweet potato casseroles most people make for Thanksgiving.
Sounds yummy… cant wait to try it!
Will the end result look like the first or second picture? More watered texture or thicker like the first picture? Sounds great! Can’t wait to try it!
It really depends how much sweet potato you use. The recipe works with 1-2 lbs of sweet potato so adding more veggies will make for a firmer looking result. If you want it more of a soupy texture, use less sweet potato.
I’ve been making something similar to this for years for my kids! I love to add coconut butter(coconut cream) to my baby food. It’s so nutritious!
This is almost identical to what I fed my toddler except he hates sweet potato so I did it with other veggies. Tastes great mixed up with ripe banana too. It was so yummy I sometimes had to make extra for me , which was good because I was breastfeeding and all that healthy fat made for good breast-milk.