holiday side essentials: sweet potato brûlée
This was one of the side dishes that I made for this year’s Thanksgiving. It is a yummy spiced sweet potato filling with a yummy crispy brûlée sugar crust. I do not like posting recipes without step-by-step photos, but with all the things going on with the holiday, I was unable to accomplish that. I will give you detailed step-by-step instructions, and the final photo looks awesome. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
Several
Ingredients
- PLAN/PURCHASE
- THE SWEET TATERS
- 4 - 5 large sweet potatoes
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk, cream, or half & half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, kosher variety, fine grind
- 1/4 cup sweet butter, unsalted, melted
- THE BRûLéE TOPPING
- 3 tablespoons sweet butter, unsalted, cold
- 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose variety
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- ADDITIONAL ITEMS
- coconut sugar as needed for the brûlée topping
How To Make holiday side essentials: sweet potato brûlée
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Step 1PREP/PREPARE -
Step 2What will you need? You can make this recipe in a single ovenproof baking dish, or you can place it into separate serving dishes (ramekins), like I did.
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Step 3How to store it? You can make this a day or two ahead of time and bake it on the day you are serving it. Or you can freeze it for several months.
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Step 4Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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Step 5Cook the potatoes in boiling water, or bake in a 350f/175c, until a fork or paring knife slides easily into the flesh. If baking, do not forget to prick them with a fork.
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Step 6When cool enough to handle, remove, discard the skins, then place the flesh into a mixing bowl.
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Step 7Add the eggs, milk or cream, vanilla, sugar, salt, and sweet butter, then mash together until smooth.
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Step 8Pour mixture into a lightly greased casserole dish, or individual ovenproof serving dishes (ramekins)
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Step 9The Brûlée Topping
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Step 10Add flour, coconut sugar, and pecans to a mixing bowl. Add butter and cut in with a fork or pastry blender until well combined. Sprinkle topping over sweet potato mixture.
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Step 11Bake at 350f for 35-40 minutes.
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Step 12PLATE/PRESENT
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Step 13Remove from the oven, then sprinkle some coconut sugar over the tops, and place under a broiler until the sugar melts and begins to brown, or use a Brûlée torch.
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Step 14Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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Step 15Namasté
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