Paleo Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Casserole

Three weeks from today it will be Thanksgiving. Take a minute to digest that thought.  You have three weeks to figure out what you’ll be serving, which dish you’ll be bringing to your family dinner, and whether or not it is worth it to brave Costco at the last minute to pick up up a party platter.  I find myself thinking about everything involved with hosting Thanksgiving at the most inconvenient times.  Yes rude driver, I probably did deserve to be honked at when the light turned green and I did not accelerate immediately. But no rude driver, I did not deserve to be yelled at for being on my phone when truth be told I was in deep thought about how much food is enough food, too little food, or just enough food.  Yes, my stress-factor meter is on yellow alert and I’m sure next week it will be orange, and the week of Thanksgiving it will be a full-blown don’t-talk-to-me RED!  You people who do most of the holiday cooking no exactly what I’m talking about!

So today I started a new Pinterest Board just for SSL Thanksgiving recipes.  It can be found here.  You cannot go wrong with any of them and some of those recipes on there like the cranberry sauce, green beans with bacon, sweet potato pie, pumpkin turkey brine, etc are the most popular recipes on this site. So please check it out if you’re needing ideas and recipes.

Today I have a fantastic recipe for sweet potato casserole. It’s sweet but not too sweet. It also happens to be gluten-free, dairy-free, and Paleo.  If you must have a vegan version, just omit the one egg. I like this recipe because it uses pecans, dates, and maple syrup for the topping which is the perfect balance of flavor and texture- sweet and nutty. The dates add the perfect amount of sweetness and complimentary texture. I just love it.  I know Thanksgiving can be a difficult challenge for those who have dietary restrictions, but hopefully this sweet potato casserole will give you something to thankful for. Enjoy!