Banana and Sweet Potato Casserole
A healthy replacement for the holiday candied yams, Banana and Sweet Potato Casserole is easy enough for any weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 5 Chiquita Bananas, skin should have brown spots
- 5 sweet potatoes, medium size
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup honey, brown sugar or Splenda brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups walnuts
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using a fork, poke holes in sweet potatoes and bake for 1 hour.
- Add whole bananas in their skin and bake an additional 15 minutes.
- Once cooled peel and place in mixer with sugar butter salt cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix until smooth.
- Place mixture in a 3 to 6 inch diameter pregreased pan and set aside.
- Then in same mixing bowl add walnuts, wheat flour and brown sugar and mix for 30 seconds.
- Spread on top of casserole and bake in oven at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes and serve.
Notes
You can make this casserole one day before your event.
They can also be cooked in round ramekins for a nice presentation.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Chiquita Bananas LLC
