Sweet Potato Stacks
These Sweet Potato Stacks have all the vibes of a classic sweet potato casserole presented in irresistible mini stacks with a crumby streusel topping and lots of caramelized edges aka the best part of roasted sweet potatoes imo!
Instead of mashed, the sweet potato slices are tossed in a garlic herby brown butter sauce, stacked and roasted in cute little portions that everybody loves. The stacks are topped with a sweet-savoury streusel topping with bacon, pecans, brown sugar and maple syrup. Listen, that streusel alone is worth making even if you decide to sprinkle it over your traditional mashed sweet potatoes. I wouldn’t be mad about it!
Ever since my recipe for Crispy Potato Stacks with Garlic Herb Butter went viral (thank you!) I have had so many requests for a sweet potato version. So I pulled out that mandolin again and developed this recipe just for you. Even though we all live in fear of it, a mandolin really is the best tool for getting evenly thin slices out of 3 lbs of spuds in relatively little time. Just be careful and use the guard as soon as the sweet potato is small enough that it brings your fingers dangerously close to that sharp blade. If you don’t have a mandolin, you will need a sharp knife, excellent knife skills and the patience to cut the slices uniformly thin so they cook evenly. Let me know what you think of these Sweet Potato Stacks — are you Team Sweet Potato or Team Potato? 😜
Eat well + be well,
Sonia x
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Recipe Notes - Sweet Potato Stacks:
1. Can I make the streusel without Bacon?
To make this meatless, omit bacon and substitute 1 tablespoon of oil or 1 tablespoon of melted butter in the streusel.
2. Make Ahead
· Option 1: Prepare the recipe fully and transfer sweet potato stacks onto a baking sheet, preferably with a wire rack. Hold them at room temperature. Before serving, warm them in a 350f (175c) oven for 15 minutes or until hot in the center, then broil for 5 minutes or whenever crisp on the edges. With sweet potatoes, it is so much yummier when the edges are browned and bit curled. Keep a close eye on them when broiling.
· Option 2: Slice sweet potatoes and toss them well in the brown butter garlic herb sauce until slices are evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate up to a day in advance. When ready, assemble slices into stacks and continue with remaining steps of the recipe.
3. Special tool - Mandolin
A mandolin (aka vegetable slicer) is the best tool for getting even, paper-thin slices out of 3 lbs of sweet potatoes in relatively little time. If you don’t have a mandolin, you will need a sharp knife and really good knife skill. Take care to cut the slices as uniformly thick as possible so they cook evenly.