Go Back
–+ servings
top down view of sweet potato casserole with breadcrumbs, hazelnuts and sage leaves

Savoury Sweet Potato Casserole

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
Creamy sweet potato casserole flavoured with butter, bay leaf and garlic, topped with breadcrumbs, toasted hazelnuts and fried sage leaves. 
5 from 2 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 363 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs/4 large sweet potatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 75g/1/3 cup unsalted butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 2 eggs large
  • 125ml/1/2 cup milk whole or 2%
  • 90g/1.5 cups breadcrumbs
  • 6 tbsp melted butter
  • 65g/ ½ cup whole hazelnuts roughly chopped
  • 5-6 sage leaves

Instructions
 

  •  Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Peel and cut the sweet potatoes, boil with 1 bay leaf and a clove of garlic until tender. Discard the bay leaf and mash the sweet potatoes with the garlic clove until no lumps remain, stir in the butter and hot milk. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Then fold in beaten eggs.
  • To make the topping mix the breadcrumbs with 4 tablespoons of melted butter and roughly chopped hazelnuts.
  • Add the mashed sweet potatoes to a greased casserole dish, level the top. Then sprinkle the breadcrumb topping all over. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
  • A few minutes before the casserole is done, fry the sage leaves in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Watch the sage leaves carefully as they burn quickly. Remove from the butter as soon as they start to curl. Scatter the fried sage and sprinkle the flavoured melted butter all over the casserole before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 363kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 7gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 535mgPotassium: 495mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 16673IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 2mg
Keyword sweet potato casserole
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!