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GF SWEET POTATO WITH MERINGUE

GF Sweet Potato Casserole with Meringue

5 from 4 reviews

This gf sweet potato casserole with meringue is the ultimate side dish. Slightly sweet fluffy meringue with smooth and creamy sweet potatoes. GF Sweet potato casserole with meringue is the perfect combination of sweet and savory.

Ingredients

Scale

  • 8 Large Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 Cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 8 Ounces Cream Cheese (room temperature)
  • 1 Stick Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
  • Salt
  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • Salt- season to taste

Meringue Topping-

  • 3 Egg Whites (room temperature)
  • 1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
  • 7 Ounce– 1 Jar Marshmallow Creme

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Scrub and wash your sweet potatoes very well. Dry, then poke several holes all over the sweet potatoes with a fork so that steam can escape.
  • Bake in the oven for about an hour to and hour and a half or until fork tender and soft.
  • Let cool to the touch and peel. This will take at least 30 minutes.
  • In the meantime- turn down your oven your oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth- about 3 minutes. The cream cheese and butter need to be room temperature.
  • Then add the sweet potatoes, brown sugar, eggs, spices, salt with a heavy duty stand mixer until smooth. This will take about 5 minutes at least. Use the paddle attachment.
  • Grease a large casserole dish 9 x 13 and add the sweet potato mixture into the dish.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 30-40 minutes. You want the temperature to reach at least 165 degrees with the eggs. You can test with a thermometer.
  • Clean your stand mixer mixing bowl very well before preparing the meringue. If you make a lot of recipes with eggs whites- I recommend having one mixing bowl for that and another for all your other recipes.

To Make the Meringue Topping-

  • Separate 3 Egg whites. Add 1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract and a pinch of salt at high speed with a stand mixer until foamy.
  • Gradually add the maple syrup, beating on high until stiff peaks form.
  • Add 1/2 container of the marshmallow creme into the egg white mixture. Beat for about 30 seconds, then add the rest of the marshmallow creme. Beat until smooth (about a minute or so)
  • You can spread with a spatula or pipe a decorative pattern.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes or until meringue is slightly browned. You can also use a torch to get some nice brown marks. If you do not have a torch you can always keep this under the broiler for 1 minute.

Notes

  • Make sure butter, cream cheese and eggs are room temperature.

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