Sweet Potato Casserole Freezer Meal Recipe
This healthy sweet potato casserole uses raw honey and the natural sweetness of the ingredients to give you a delicious low sugar sweet potato casserole. IF this is on your menu for the holidays or a side dish, this recipe gives you the best freezer meal making it the perfect make ahead side dish.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Slow Cooker or/
Instant Pot
1 gallon freezer bag
1 Quart freezer bag
- 4 lb sweet potato
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 2/3 cup almond milk or milk of preference
- 3 large eggs
Candied Pecan Topping:- 1 1/2 cup pecans
- 4 tbsp raw honey
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
Prep/freezer directions:Make candied pecan topping by preheating oven to 275.
While oven preheats mix together pecan topping ingredients and spread out onto baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
Prepare freezer bag, label according to your preferred method.
Add all ingredients except almond milk, eggs, water, and candied pecan topping into gallon freezer bag.
Once pecan topping is finished baking set aside to cool. Once cool, break apart and add into a quart freezer bag.
Set quart freezer bag into gallon freezer bag after adding all necessary ingredients then freeze.
Cooking Directions:Remove pecan topping and set aside to thaw. Then dump contents of freezer bag into slow cooker and add water.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Mash potatoes once finished cooking then add in milk and beaten eggs.
Top with candied pecan topping and cook for 10-15 minutes on low.
Serve and enjoy!
Make it Gluten-Free:- This recipe is naturally gluten-free.
Make it Dairy-Free:
- This recipe can also be cooked in the slow cooker and then added to a casserole dish. Top with pecans and freeze. It's a perfect make ahead casserole for an easy holiday dinner. (To cook after freezing as a casserole set in a preheated oven at 350 for 40-50 minutes then serve)
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