I love savory sweet potato casseroles. Even as a kid with a sweet-tooth the size of Texas, I never enjoyed the holiday sweet potatoes smothered in marshmallows. ICK!
Instead of cloying sweetness, robust, savory flavors are the center of this mouthwatering sweet potato casserole recipe. Buttery sweet potatoes are mashed with coconut milk, bacon, rosemary, and Swiss cheese.
It won’t disappoint!
Savory Sweet Potatoes with Bacon & Swiss
Yield: 12 servings
Total Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
The Players
- 3 large sweet potatoes
- 8 slices uncured bacon, cooked & broken into pieces
- 1/4 C. butter or ghee from grass-fed cows (where to buy grass-fed ghee)
- 1 1/2 tsp. fresh minced rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 egg (from pastured hens!)
- 3 tbsp. coconut milk (where to buy coconut milk)
- 1 C. Swiss cheese, grated (or, try Gruyere!) (where to buy cheese from grass-fed cows)
- salt and pepper, to taste
The How-To
Begin by preheating the oven to 400F.
Bake sweet potatoes on baking tray or parchment until tender when poked with a fork, approximately 45 minutes. Remove potatoes from the oven and allow to cool to the touch. Cut cooled potatoes in half, scooping out sweet potato flesh.
In a large bowl, mix sweet potato flesh, bacon, butter, rosemary, thyme, egg, coconut milk, and half the Swiss cheese with an electric mixer. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Mix until smooth.
Transfer mashed savory sweet potato mixture into an oven safe casserole dish. Top with remaining Swiss cheese, cover, and bake until golden (about 20 minutes). Remove from oven.
Enjoy your savory sweet potato casserole!!
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This sounds amazing! I would use the gruyere (we aren’t fans of Swiss cheese). Do you think I could use cow’s milk instead of coconut? My husband doesn’t like sweet potatoes, but maybe this version would win him over!
I wouldn’t use milk, but CREAM. I think that’d be a fine substitute. I just used coconut milk because I had some to use up!
As a once upon a time sous chef at a five star restaurant, we used Jarlsberg in place of Swiss. I can handle Swiss if it is served that way, but Jarlsberg is much better.
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I’m always looking for new interesting ways to eat sweet potatoes!
Thanks! 🙂
Honestly, I can’t wait to eat it again either. It’s been a couple weeks since I last made it!
Can anyone tell me how to figure (or where to find) the nutrition information for this? Looks really good, and might like to try it, maybe for Thanksgiving, but would like to know the nutrition info.
Thanks.
You can put the individual ingredients into a nutrition calculator at a site like Fit Day and see what pops out.
In general, it’s heavy on the fats (butter, bacon, & coconut milk) and the carbs (sweet potatoes!). The Swiss or Gruyere will add fat and a minimal amount of protein.
We made this tonight, SO delicious, I could’ve skipped the swiss on top though, I’ll probably use a lot less next time I make it. It was a huge hit with my mom and my son as well!
We hosted some friends for lunch today. This recipe was a major hit! I didn’t have swiss cheese so I used a combo of shredded cheddar and feta and it turned out well! I’m tucking this one away for Thanksgiving! Thank you so much!!!
Oh wow. Feta! That’s one I wouldn’t have thought of. I can see how it would be complimentary in flavor.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Oh, now I know what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner! I’m always in charge of sweet potatoes and veggies (and pies–how to make a gluten-free pie crust for my dad . . .)
I used coconut cream (instead of coconut milk) from Trader Joe’s and cheddar cheese instead of swiss. It was a HUGE hit!!!
Could I make this dish the day before, refrigerate and then stick it in the oven for the final baking the next day?
I don’t see why not.
Can I use yams instead of sweet potatoes? My mother says yams are less dry, I’m not sure I know the difference?
Made this for Thanksgiving and it was a HUGE hit! I’ll never go back to a marshmallow topped casserole 😀
Could this be prepared in a microwave?
Thanks
Can not wait to make this! It looks delicious!
Idida Cruz Ron Moss II interesting
You’ve really captured all the esatseinls in this subject area, haven’t you?
Half my family is from Deep East Texas. Marshmallows on sweet potatoes is anathema. 😉
Sharon Dougherty
Yum!
My husband calls this ‘Million dollar cheesy’.
I don’t follow the recipe exactly, but we really like it, especially him.
This recipe is killer. This will be our third year enjoying it for thanksgiving dinner.
I agree about the marshmallow application (yuck!) so made this and some sweet potato mac and cheese to take to Thanksgiving tomorrow to show the folks how good savory sweet potatoes can be! I made this exactly as your recipe stated, and it is AMAZING. Thanks for such a simple-looking recipe that has a depth of flavors! Can’t wait to load up my plate with it at lunch tomorrow!
Help please!!! I’m making this today for thanksgiving tomorrow! Unlike the description of the “minced” rosemary, what do you do with the 2 sprigs of thyme? The photo shows them as a garnish but the recipe calls for the thyme to be mixed in with the other ingredients, but still no added prep description. Anyone??!!!