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Sweet Potato Apple Crisp-For those of us who have been celebrating holidays for decades and making the food that is the center of the celebration, we have a basic drill that we go through, and usually prepare the same dishes each year. In some ways, the fact that the menu is predictable and set, is something that everyone looks forward to.
As the years have gone by, we have focused more on healthy eating by choice, and of course, a gluten free diet by necessity.
My mother's sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving and Christmas were canned, loaded with butter and brown sugar, and amazing. I have used fresh sweet potatoes myself for many years, cut down on fat and sugar and have been very pleased with our sweet potato side dish.
Honestly, I didn't really think that there were many variations on basic sweet potatoes, but oh, was I wrong. This sweet potato dish with apples, dates and topped with maple glazed pecans is not your mother's sweet potato side dish. It is so delicious, it could almost be your holiday dessert.
I made it in the Instant Pot, and feel like that gave it an even better flavor, was ready in less than thirty minutes and doesn't take up your oven space. Vegan, gluten free and diary free.
Equipment
I made this recipe in the Instant Pot 6 Quart Pressure Cooker. Check out my review of the Instant Pot, and see all the delicious recipes that I have made with this gadget that replaces 9 kitchen tools!
Ingredients
Potatoes and apples:
- peeled cubed fresh sweet potatoes
- chopped apples not peeled
- chopped dates
- maple syrup
- cinnamon
- pumpkin pie spice
- coconut flour
- sea salt
- vegan butter
Maple glazed pecans:
- chopped pecans
- vegan butter
- coconut sugar
- cinnamon
- maple syrup
Instructions
Chopped sweet potatoes and apples
Mix sweet potatoes, dates and apples in dish. Mix butter, flour and spices in separate dish. Add to sweet potatoes and apples
Mix flour, syrup, vegan butter and spices and add to potatoes and apples
Insert trivet and add water. Add baking dish and pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. QR pressure, stir, and cook on high pressure for additional 5 minutes. NR pressure.
After removing dish from pressure cooker, use fork to smooth potatoes and apples
Make Maple Glazed Pecans in pan
Add to top of sweet potatoes and apples
Sweet Potato Apple Crisp
Variations
You can make a number of different fruit-based crisps using this method including:
- pear
- peach
- apricot
- cherry
- pineapple
- blueberry
- raspberry
Sweet Potato Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Potatoes and apples
- 3 cups sweet potatoes peeled, cubed
- 3 cups apples chopped, not peeled
- ¼ cup dates chopped
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
Maple glazed pecans
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
Potatoes and apples
- Put sweet potatoes, dates and apples in 1 ½ quart baking dish. (Make sure your dish fits inside your Instant Pot).
- Melt vegan butter and add spices, flour, maple syrup and mix throughly. Add to sweet potato apple mix and stir.
- Insert trivet into Instant Pot and add 1 cup of water. Place baking dish on top of trivet.
- Set Instant Pot to high pressure for 10 minutes. When finished, QR, quick release steam. Stir potato and apple mix well. Replace top and cook an additional five minutes on high pressure. When cooking is complete, let pressure release on it's own, i.e, natural pressure release. While pressure is releasing, make Maple Glazed Pecans
Maple glazed pecans
- Add all ingredients to small pan, and saute on medium heat, stirring constantly for 3-4 minutes. This glaze burn easily, so watch carefully.
- After removing baking dish from Instant Pot, gently mash sweet potatoes, apples and dates with fork. Top with Maple Pecan Glaze.
