Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and Gruyère
Posted: 11/03/2014
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Decadent scalloped sweet potatoes will be an unforgettable side dish on your Thanksgiving table. Full of rich Gruyère cheese and flavorful bacon, they are sure to be a hit!
Well, now that Halloween is over, get ready for all things Thanksgiving! Stuffing, turkey, cranberries, and of course ,sweet potatoes!
You all know the classic Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows? This is nothing like that. Not that I have anything against that iconic dish.
These scalloped sweet potatoes are sort of sweet potato casserole’s sophisticated older sister. They are rich and decadent, with so much flavor, thanks to bacon and shredded Gruyère cheese.
To increase the flavor profile even more, I take it one step further and roast the potatoes with a little maple syrup. You could boil them if you wanted to….but why? I’m clearly biased towards roasted vegetables (more than 40 recipes!) but roasting the sweet potatoes really does make a difference to this recipe. It’s a pretty simple step to do while you’re preparing the sauce, shredding the cheese, cooking the bacon, etc.
Today, I used a shallot instead of onion in these sweet potatoes, partly because Ben doesn’t like a really strong onion flavor, but mostly because I didn’t have any onions. What kind of food blogger runs out of onions? The kind of food blogger with two toddlers, that’s what kind. My point is, shallots are awesome but onions are great too. Use about a half of a small yellow onion — a 1/4 cup to a 1/2 cup would be perfect.
More Sweet Potatoes!
Still looking for some new sweet potato ideas for this Thanksgiving? Try:
- Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Maple Mustard Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Shallots
- Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
- Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole (gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free)
- Vanilla Bean Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
- Handheld Sweet Potato Casserole without Nuts
- Baked Sweet Potatoes with Feta, Olives and Sundried Tomatoes from Gourmande in the Kitchen
- Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes from Simply Recipes
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Decadent scalloped sweet potatoes will be an unforgettable side dish on your Thanksgiving table. Full of rich Gruyère cheese and flavorful bacon, they are sure to be a hit!
Ingredients
- 3-4 sweet potatoes (about 2 1/2 lbs), peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 strips thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 large shallot, chopped
- 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups reduced fat milk
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz. Gruyère cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss sliced sweet potatoes with oil and maple syrup and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes or until browned on the bottom and tender. Remove and set aside to cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
- Meanwhile, fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Set aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Reduce heat to medium, add chopped shallot to bacon drippings and cook until tender. Whisk in flour over low heat and cook to a paste. Add milk and cream slowly while whisking and cook until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat and stir in all but 1/2 cup of the Gruyère cheese.
- Arrange half of the sweet potatoes in the bottom of a greased or sprayed 11×7 inch baking dish. Pour on half of the milk and cheese mixture. Sprinkle on half of the bacon. Arrange remaining potatoes, pour the rest of the milk mixture over the top, and sprinkle with remaining bacon. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Brown cheese for 1-2 minutes under the broiler if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1of 6, Calories: 420kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 29g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 81mg, Sodium: 581mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 11g
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Husband’s take: Heard no complaints from him!
Changes I would make: None are necessary, but if you want to bulk this up a little to increase the servings, you could easily add another sweet potato. There is plenty of sauce and cheese to go around.
Difficulty: Easy to moderate.
Disclosure: I am thrilled to be in an ongoing partnership with United Dairy Industry of Michigan. I have been compensated by UDIM for my time to develop this recipe. All opinions are as always, my own. Find out more about why Milk Means More on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest
Alaina+{Fabtastic+Eats} says
sweet potatoes > all other potatoes.
this sounds sooooo delish! I wasn’t going to make a thanksgiving dinner this year, I was thinking of going totally non-traditional, since itll just be the four of us, but this one single dish is trying really hard to change my mind. LOVE.
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
i always have sweet potatoes w/ brown sugar for thanksgiving…may need to change it up this year. this looks seriously yum!
Sues says
I loveee that you took a traditional potato dish and swapped the white potatoes out for sweet potatoes. This sounds SO delicious!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Scalloped potatoes are my favorite! These look so cheesy and delicious! Sharing!
Kathryn says
I love the sound of this Rachel! I will eat sweet potato almost any way but throw in that great combo of gruyere and bacon and I’m totally sold.
Liz+@+The+Lemon+Bowl says
Ok this was not the best recipe to read after a workout. I WANT TO EAT THE WHOLE PAN!!! Yum!!
Aggie says
This looks heavenly. That is all.
:)
Lauren says
Yeaaas this sounds awesome. Maybe I’ll just eat this instead of all the other Thanksgiving dishes? Mmmmm I think its an excellent plan!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
Oh forget the marshmallows! I never cared for my sweet potato casserole with them….plus the gruyere is amazing! I make something real similar. But I am loving your scalloped version!
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
Yummy! Cheese and bacon are a great addition to sweet potatoes :)
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
Move aside marshmallows, because there is a new goodness in town and it’s name is Gruyere and bacon!
I love scalloped potatoes, but I have never tried then with sweet potatoes. And then you add Gruyere and bacon and I died. Pinned!