Vegan Candied Yams with Marshmallows and Pecans

spooning out a portion of canned yams casserole with big marshmallow

Vegan Candied Yams with Marshmallows and Pecans

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: vegan marshmallows, vegan sweet potato casserole

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Calories: 446kcal

Author: Cindy Rainey

This vegan sweet potato casserole with canned yams is perfect for your holiday table! It's easy to make with canned yams (or canned sweet potatoes), brown sugar, chopped pecans, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and most importantly: vegan marshmallows, the star of the show!

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Ingredients

40 ounce canned yams or sweet potatoes drained
⅔ cup pecans chopped
¼ cup vegan butter melted
¼ cup brown sugar packed
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon sea salt
15 large marshmallows vegan

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° and spritz a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
Chop the pecans if they were not purchased chopped. Set aside.
Drain the sweet potatoes and place them in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Melt the vegan butter. Whisk in the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla, and sea salt. Set aside.
Sprinkle the brown sugar and pecans evenly over the top of the sweet potatoes. Pour the melted butter evenly over the sweet potato/pecan mixture.
Top with the vegan marshmallows. See notes for using mini marshmallows or flavored maple marshmallows.
Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are heated through and the marshmallows are toasty and lightly browned.

Notes

Sometimes the can will say "sweet potatoes" and sometimes it will say "yams". It's honestly all the same.

I buy the 40-ounce can because it's more economical. If you only have the 15-ounce cans, then use three. It's only a small difference in weight and will be fine.

The recipe calls for 15 large vegan marshmallows. If you use mini marshmallows then you will need to use about 8 ounces. I just lightly cover the top and call it good.

Vegan marshmallows tend to get a little crunchy when browning. Making sure they stay moist is the key to enjoying this dish. After cooking I mix the minis in and if I am using the large marshmallows, I turn them so that the browned crunchy portion is down toward the moist casserole.

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