The taste of sweet potatoes and bananas go together so naturally. Its a tropical twist on the old sweet potato casserole. Try this recipe this Thanksgiving!
- 5 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
- 4 bananas, unpeeled
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup honey
- sea salt
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork, put them in a roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes.
After 20 minutes, add the bananas to the pan. Continue roasting for 10 to 15 minutes until both the bananas and potatoes are very soft. Remove the pan from the oven but don’t turn the oven off.
When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh into a large mixing bowl. Peel the bananas and add them to the sweet potatoes.
Add 1 stick butter.
Add honey.
Beat vigorously with a mixer or with a wooden spoon.
Season with salt to taste.
Spoon into a baking dish. Top with crumb topping if desired and bake til topping is golden brown.
Topping:
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingers. Add pecans, then sprinkle over sweet potatoes.
If you taste this and think it needs to be sweeter for your family, just go ahead and add rapadura, brown sugar or maple syrup to taste!
I’m sharing this recipe in Wardeh’s Gallery of Thanksgiving Sides at gnowfglins.com ~ visit the Gallery to see more real food Thanksgiving side dishes!
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What an interesting combination. I’ve never had sweet potatoes and bananas. I’ve never cooked a banana for that matter
I have to admit that it sounds very good!
Millie,
I hope you will try it some time. Maybe not Thanksgiving, because wouldn’t it be terrible to make a big bowl of it and not like it???
I was skeptical the first time I tried it. But wow, I really liked it and my family did too.
Love
Sylvia
Sylvia,
This looks so delish!!!! I can’t wait to try it….
We tried this recipe of yours two years ago. We all liked it. Well, except for one person who’s not big on bananas. The rest of us thought it was AWESOME!
I was telling Jay’s mom about this (she is pretty picky with food) and she said it sounds very good. So it looks like this will be on our menu soon. Most likely not for Thanksgiving…
Let me know how you like it!
Ooh! We tried this a couple years ago. I really liked it!
Haniya
Ah….. then you are obviously not the banana hater, grasshopper…
) Maybe you could make it for your mom for Thanksgiving!