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Weight Watchers Recipe: Low Fat Sweet Potato Casserole with Granola Crumble
I whipped up this yummy sweet potato casserole with granola crumble for Thanksgiving this year.
My sister texted the next day asking for the recipe, always a good sign. It’s definitely a recipe I plan to make again.
Recipe Notes
I adapted the recipe from one I found on Cooking Light. Always on the lookout for ways to make recipes easier and more Weight Watchers friendly, I substituted Nature’s Path Pumpkin Seed & Flax Granola for the homemade crumble topping.
According to my Weight Watchers Bar Scan Reader, 3/4 cup of this granola has 8 WW Points. Substitute whatever granola you think would taste good with a Points value that’s acceptable.
Instead of boiling the sweet potatoes I baked them so they would be drier and more flavorful.
I also substituted low-fat evaporated milk for regular and used 1 egg instead of 2 egg whites, which is less wasteful and no difference in points since they are now both 0 Points on the Weight Watchers Plan.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole?
According to my calculations each serving of this sweet, creamy and delicious lightened up sweet potato casserole has just 150 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
5 SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
It’s even 70 calories less than the Cooking Light version!
Oh, I also warmed this in my Casserole Crock to save precious oven space on Thanksgiving day. I slow cooked it on low for about 3 hours, leaving it uncovered for the last hour so the topping didn’t get soggy.
If you like this recipe, you might also like these Weight Watchers friendly recipes: Easy Slow Cooker Ham & Sweet Potatoes, Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Apple Casserole, Sweet Potato Tomato Soup, Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Red Chile and Sweet Potato Turkey Dinner in a Skillet
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Granola Crumble
Ingredients
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large egg whites (I substituted 1 whole egg)
- 5 ounces low-fat evaporated milk
- Cooking Spray
- 1 cup pumpkin seed granola (such as Nature’s Path)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prick the sweet potato skins. Bake until tender when pieced with a sharp sharp knife. The time will depend on how large the potatoes are. Mine were small and took about 30 minutes. Large ones may take one hour or more.
- Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- When the baked potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel the skins and place in a large mixing bowl (affiliate link). Add the brown sugar, rind, juice, turmeric, vanilla, salt, egg whites, and milk. Mash the mixture until smooth and then spoon into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle granola over the potato mixture.
- Bake at 350F degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 5 SmartPoints (Green plan) 5 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 2 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: Adapted from Cooking Light
More Weight Watchers Friendly Sweet Potato Recipes
- Sweet Potato Casserole (SkinnyTaste)
- Curried Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Perfectly Roasted Broccoli & Sweet Potatoes (Eat Yourself Skinny)
- Hungry Girls Sans Sweet Potato Casserole (HungryGirl)
- Light and Zesty Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Sweet Potato Casserole Stacks (Emily Bites)
