Sweet Potato Casserole (dairy free!)

If sweet potato casserole is your favorite holiday dish, but you have dietary restrictions, you’ll never need to miss out on your favorite dish again after this recipe! This sweet potato casserole is dairy free, gluten free, nut free and absolutely delicious!

This sweet potato casserole (dairy free!) is sweet and spicy with a fun marshmallow topping. It is warm, gooey and savory. The sweet potatoes are mashed and mixed with milk, maple syrup, brown sugar and chipotles, topped with marshmallows and cinnamon. The perfect combination of salty and sweet!

why you’ll love this recipe

I always get nervous during the holidays because of my dietary restrictions. So I came up with this really fun sweet potato casserole (dairy free!). The first time I faced a Thanksgiving after learning I had the celiac gene and was lactose intolerance was really scary. I didn’t want to miss out on my favorite holiday dishes but I also wasn’t 100% sure how to make them in a safe way. This sweet potato casserole (dairy free!) was the perfect recipe that didn’t need a lot of alertations for me to be able to enjoy safely.

On a personal note

Thankfully, my family and I have gotten better at adjusting traditional holiday recipes to be gluten free and dairy free. At this point, basically all our holiday meals have crossed over to fully gluten free and dairy free and I’ve learned that even though there is some time to be put into thinking through the recipes swaps we need to make, no one ever needs to miss out on the traditional holiday dishes.

ingredients & substitutions

• Sweet potatoes – I use 2-3 large sweet poatotes here. You can also used canned sweet potato chunks and mash them up as well. This will not end up with the freshest casserole flavor but sometimes its the cheaper or easier option and thats okay!
• Oat milk – To make this recipe dairy free or vegan I used oat milk here. It is the thickest and creamiest of the dairy free milks. This helps make it the perfect option for a creamy casserole.
• Coconut milk – This casserole recipe uses coconut milk as an even thicker option than oat milk to make sure this recipe is the creamiest of the creamy! You really want to acheive that thick, potato base and its hard to acheive with a thin, watered down milk.
• Cauce from a can of chipotle chiles – This sauce gives the dairy free sweet potato casserole its savory and spicy flavor! It is not TOO spicy but just a nice spicy kick to offset the sweetness of the sugar, maple and marshmallows.
• Maple syrup – Maple syrup is used in the dairy free sweet potato casserole to sweeten up the dish and off set the spicy sauce. Maple syrup is paired with the brown sugar to create the sweetness of this sweet and spicy recipe. You can sub a sugar free maple syrup here if you want!
• Brown sugar – You can use brown sugar or a sugar free substitute here but you want to make sure you add some sugar to this recipe to create the sweetness of this sweet and spicy dish.
• Mini marshmallows – These are for the topping and are added at the end of baking. They create a fun marshallow layer on top.
• Cinnamon

taste & texture

This sweet potato casserole (dairy free!) is sweet and spicy with a fun marshmallow topping. It is warm, gooey and savory. The sweet potatoes are mashed and mixed with milk, maple syrup, brown sugar and chipotles, then topped with marshmallows and cinnamon. The perfect combination of salty and sweet!

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 and bake sweet potatoes until the center is soft and easy to mash (approx 1-1 1/2 hours)
2. Remove and place on cutting board. Remove skin and mash. Add to bowl.
3. Add milk, half and half, chipotle sauce and maple syrup. Mix together.
4. Add to baking dish. Bake on 375 for 30 minutes.
5. Top with brown sugar and marshmallows. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake on 375 for another 5-10 minutes until marshmallows are browned.

expert tips & tricks

can I use another potato?

This is a sweet potato casserole so the main ingredient here is of course, sweet potatoes! Obviously you can adjust this with any other mashed potato choice but the flavor will change. If you’ve never had this casserole before I would 100% suggest trying it with the sweet potatoes first. They are sweet and creamy and set the perfect base!

how to make this healthier

Instead of using full fat coconut milk here you can use fat free or lower fat coconut milk OR you can just use all oat milk instead. Coconut milk does have a lot of saturated fat in it so if you are trying to be healthier feel free to skip it!

how to make this vegan

To make sure this recipe is vegan just make sure youre using vegan friendly marshmallows and vegan friendly brown sugar!

Another sweet potato casserole you might like

Here is another sweet potato casserole that is both gluten free and dairy free. This one is by Lauren Less, another blogger who has gluten free and dairy free recipes just like mine! We connect on so many food restriction levels and I love her recipes.

how to serve & store

Serve this sweet potato casserole (dairy free!) directly out of the oven. Its best served warm.

Fridge: Store leftovers for this sweet potato casserole (dairy free!) in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Freezer: Store leftovers for this sweet potato casserole (dairy free!) recipe in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To reheat: Reheat in a pan, covered until casserole is warm and soft.

To microwave: Reheat in the microwave, covered until casserole is warm and soft. I like to add a wet paper towel on top while microwaving so the casserole doesn’t dry out.