Ohhh-emmmm-geeeee. I am so tired after such a long, busy weekend. On Friday night I threw a dinner party that I donated to an auction this past year. You can see pictures of the table here and here. I made roasted carrot soup, this kale salad, braised pork and this polenta. This was dessert– only I added some apples to the dish.
Then Saturday was our daughters School Auction with a Disco theme. Very Fun.
But that wasn’t all. We had Coco’s birthday Party Sunday and it was a Unicorn cooking themed party- so dang cute!! I mean unicorns was the theme, and cooking was the activity. Not that we cooked unicorn.
And now, I have to get my head back in the game! I have a lot of work this week and Coco’s Family Birthday and also, I seriously cannot believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I am not prepared. I am not at all prepared!!!! And this is my first time preparing an allergy free Thanksgiving, which I am just taking it one dish at a time- just like these delicious Caramelized Onion Whipped Sweet Potatoes.
Fluffy, creamy, whipped sweet potatoes with sweet and savory caramelized onions folded through the potatoes for tons of extra flavor. They also happen to be a healthier alternative to sticky sweet yam and sweet potato dishes of you are looking for a change-up. Hope you love them as much as we do!
Recipe: Caramelized Onion Whipped Sweet Potatoes (vegan)
Ingredients
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into bite size pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- 5 tablespoons vegan butter, cut into large chunks
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Additional vegan butter and parsley for garnish if desired.
- In a large pot, add the coconut milk, sweet potatoes, garlic and kosher salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and put a lid on the pot. Simmer on lowest heat for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium heavy pan melt the vegan butter and add the onions. Sprinkle with salt and let sweat for 12-15 minutes. Add the sherry, scraping all of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan and stirring while cooking for another 5 minutes until the pan is dry. Add the vinegar and the sugar and cook, stirring, for another 5 minutes.
- When the potatoes are done, the liquid will be almost completely absorbed into the potatoes.
- Transfer the potatoes to the bowl of a mixer and add the vegan butter and coconut milk. Whisk until light and fluffy. Season to taste with kosher salt. Fold the caramelized onions into the potatoes. Garnish with more vegan butter and parsley if desired.
Preparation time: 15 minute(s)
Cooking time: 30 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 6
Oh my gosh now those are some incredible-looking sweet potatoes! Love that it is vegan too.
Thank you Baby June!
Unicorn cooking themed party!?! Baahahaha that is seriously the best idea ever! I so wish I could have seen that. Also, these potatoes are lovely!
Isn’t that so funny?!!! Coco is pretty much the most hilarious kid ever…
I love the carmelized onions in here, I bet it really makes the whole dish stand out – can’t wait to try it.
It definitely does! Thank you Naomi!
My kind of side dish!
Thanks Maria!
Ohh man, add caramelized onions to anything and I am SOLD!
Thanks Abby! caramelized onions are my fave too!!
This is fabulous!!! The extra pat of butter swoons me 😉
Marla- Thank yoU! it’s actually vegan butter! (and I might add that it is “actually” pretty great!)
Now that is a perfect bowl of sweet potatoes! Love!!
Thanks Jenny!
You’re so insanely busy – I really don’t know how you do it!! I would’ve loved to win that auction and fly to your place! These potatoes sound amazing!!
I wish you were here too Julie!! Oh, someday when you have kids I swear you will be just as busy! us women just sort of build up our stamina to deal- but boy sometimes is it exhausting!!
Always looking for vegan dishes, looks so tasty!! 🙂 Love that it’s a healthier alternative 🙂
Oh good Jennifer! Happy to help- I hope you like the recipe!
These sweet potatoes sound fabulous! I think sweet potatoes have to be my favorite part of thanksgiving — especially savory, non-marshmallowy ones like these. Yay!
Eileen, I am so with you on the savory sweet potatoes! these definitely fit the bill.
This is so over the top yummy! DELICIOUS!!!
Thanks Gaby!!
Hello! I know this was posted a year ago, but I’ve stumbled upon it in a search for Thanksgiving recipes. Is the coconut milk you use the thick, canned kind or the boxed “beverage” kind?
I used boxed beverage! thanks Amy!