sweet potato & carrot casserole

Ingredients
  • 6 Large Sweet Potatoes (about 5 lbs.)
  •  1 ½ lbs. Carrots, sliced
  •  ½ cup or 1 cup plant-based milk (depending on the consistency you prefer)
  • 2 Tbsp. Date Paste 
  • Recipe for Date Paste: 1 lb. dates, pitted, soaked overnight 1 cup liquid (water, unsweetened non-dairy milk, or juice) 
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest(optional)
  •  1 tsp. nutmeg
  •  1 tsp. cinnamon
  •  A dash of freshly ground pepper
  • Ingredients for the topping: 4 Tbsps. Maple Syrup, 4 Tbsps. Almond Butter, 4 Tbsps. White or whole wheat flour, 1 Cup Oats or Wellness Forum Health Multi-Grain Cereal, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour or until tender.   
Step 2: Meanwhile, steam carrots until tender. 
Step 3: Process Carrots in food processor and put in a large bowl. 
Step 4: Peel and cube sweet potatoes.  Process in batches in the food processor until smooth.  Add sweet potatoes to the carrot mixture.  Stir in plant-based milk and next 5 ingredients, stirring until blended.   Spoon mixture into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.  
Step 5: For the topping, in a medium bowl whisk together maple syrup and almond butter until smooth.  Add oats and flour.  Toss to combine.  Spoon topping over the sweet potato & carrots.  Lightly press down. 
Step 6: Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes (covered). 





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