Cheesy Garlic Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Growing up my gramma (miss you gramma!) always made sweet potatoes for Easter and Thanksgiving and I could not bring myself to eat them. I never once tried them but always had that idea as a child that they were gross, as I am sure most children did. Fast forward 20 years and here I am …. LOVING Sweet Potatoes. Whether its with brown sugar, mashed or of the fry variety. I really enjoy them. An added benefit is that the other 1/2 also really enjoys sweet potatoes. He is more a fan of the mashed with brown sugar type but he is so great at giving all my ideas a try at least. These especially are so damn tasty. How can you not like them scalloped with garlic, butter and cheese? The perfect side dish for a yummy Ham!

Ingredients

• 2 Medium Sweet Potatoes

• 2 Cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded

• 1/2-1 Cup Parmesan Cheese, shredded

• 1/2 Cup Cream

• 1/2 Cup Plain Cashew Milk

• 2 Tbsp. Margarine

• 1-2 Tbsp. Flour

• 4-6 Cloves of Garlic, minced

• Salt & Pepper to taste

• Cooking Spray

Directions

• Pre-heat oven to 400F degrees. Peel then slice the potatoes fairly thin, about 1/2 a cm wide and lay in a glass baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

• In a medium sauce pan, melt margarine and add garlic until it becomes aromatic. Approximately 3-5 minutes. Add in the flour, whisk well then add in the milk, cream and Parmesan cheese. Mix well.

• Add in salt & pepper to taste.

• Bring to a slight boil then turn down the heat and continue mixing well. Remove from heat, allow to cool about 5-10 minutes then add in the shredded cheddar cheese. Mix until thickened and the cheese melts.

• Pour evenly over the sweet potatoes in the glass dish. Place in the oven and bake for 45-60 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are fully cooked.

• Broil for 3-4 minutes to brown the top then remove from the oven.

MAKE IT EASY - Stick to a classic milk or only use half and half cream if you don’t carry cashew milk in your house.

MAKE IT EXTRA - Season with extra spices such as paprika, extra garlic and our Italian seasoning even to really add flavor and depth.