Pineapple Topped Sweet Potato Puff

Pineapple Topped Sweet Potato Puff is a delicious side dish featuring cinnamon vanilla mashed sweet potatoes, with a pineapple crumb topping!

Today I want to share a yummy recipe for a fruit topped veggie side dish! I found the original recipe in an old cookbook, and we loved the taste of this simple dish. The recipe, as written, makes 8 servings, so it’s not only great for dinner (and leftovers!), but would be a wonderful addition to a holiday table, as well.

The recipe uses fresh sweet potatoes (also known as yams), and I typically use the red-skinned variety. This side dish does require a bit of planning ahead because it is necessary to boil the fresh sweet potatoes for about 40 minutes to get them soft enough to mash. Once you get past that part, the rest of the dish is easy! This dish has two distinct layers of flavor… a bottom layer of cinnamon vanilla seasoned mashed sweet potatoes, and a final layer of crumbly pineapple topping. Here’s how to make this delicious veggie side dish.

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Prepare The Sweet Potatoes

Wash the sweet potatoes, then piece each potato 5-6 times with the tines of a fork, or with a sharp knife. Place them in a large pan of boiling water and cook them on medium high heat for about 40 minutes or until softened. To test for doneness, simply insert a knife into the middle of a sweet potato. The knife should be able to pierce the potato very easily once done.

Remove potatoes from the water, and let them cool for 1-2 minutes, then remove the peel (discard the peels). Cut the peeled sweet potatoes into slices or chunks, and place them in a medium sized bowl. At this point, you should also preheat your oven to 350°F. so it is ready to go, once the dish is assembled.

Make The Sweet Potato Filling

Use an electric mixer to “mash” the sweet potatoes until mostly smooth and lump-free. Add sugar, softened butter, eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and salt, and mix these ingredients together, until fully incorporated. Pour the sweet potato mixture into an UNGREASED 2 quart baking dish, then set the dish aside while making the pineapple topping.

Make The Pineapple Topping

Measure all purpose flour, sugar, egg and softened butter into a medium sized bowl. Stir the ingredients together until it becomes a thick, “wet” looking batter. Fold an 8 oz. can of well-drained crushed pineapple into the batter until combined. This is the pineapple topping for the sweet potatoes, and it will be slightly “lumpy” in texture..

Ready… Set… Bake!

Drop the pineapple topping (by the spoonful) over the top of the sweet potatoes, trying to cover as much of the surface as possible. Place the casserole dish on the middle rack of your preheated oven.

Bake the pineapple topped sweet potato puff at 350°F for 30-35 minutes. When done, the top will be light golden brown in color, and the sweet potato filling will have “puffed up” a bit as it was baking. Remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 1-2 minutes before serving (it’s quite HOT).

Serve The Pineapple Topped Sweet Potato Puff

To serve this dish, spoon up the pineapple topped sweet potato puff and place on individual serving dishes. The sweet potato puff is so colorful, sweet and buttery, and pairs wonderfully with the sweet pineapple topping!

The day I photographed this recipe, we enjoyed this vegetable dish served alongside yummy Air Fryer Crusted Mahi Mahi. This dish would also compliment a variety of main dishes, such as beef, pork, turkey or chicken, etc. Any leftovers can be easily reheated in the oven or in a microwave, so don’t worry about having too much!

I hope you have the opportunity to make this tasty vegetable side dish for yourself and/or for those you love. Thanks for stopping by, and I invite you to come back soon for more family friendly recipes. Take care, and have a GREAT day!

Looking For More SWEET POTATO (OR YAM) Recipes?

You can find ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have some really delicious sweet potato/yam recipes you might enjoy, including:

• Pecan Praline Yams
• Spicy Sweet Potato Bites
• Candied Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Apple Bake

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Recipe adapted from: Gooseberry Patch “Big Book of Holiday Cooking”, page 199, submitted by Linda Littlejohn, published in 2012 by Oxmoor House and Time Home Entertainment, Inc.

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Pineapple Topped Sweet Potato Puff

Prep Time

40 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr 10 mins

 

Pineapple Topped Sweet Potato Puff is a delicious side dish featuring cinnamon vanilla mashed sweet potatoes, with a pineapple crumb topping!

Category: Side Dish, Vegetable Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pineapple topped sweet potato puff

Servings: 8

Calories Per Serving: 338 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

For Sweet Potato Filling:

• 2 cups sweet potatoes boiled, peeled, mashed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup butter softened
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt

For Pineapple Topping:

• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg slightly beaten
• ¼ cup butter softened
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple (canned) well drained

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Instructions

1. Wash sweet potatoes; piece each potato 5-6 times with the tines of a fork, or with a sharp knife. Place them in large pan of boiling water; cook on medium high heat for 40 minutes or until softened. To test for doneness, insert a knife into the middle of a sweet potato. Knife should easily pierce potato very once done. Remove potatoes from water; let cool 1-2 minutes. Remove peel (discard peels). Cut sweet potatoes into slices or chunks; place in medium bowl.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. so it's ready to go, once dish is assembled.

3. Use electric mixer to "mash" sweet potatoes until smooth and lump-free. Add sugar, butter, eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Mix until fully incorporated. Pour in UNGREASED 2 qt. baking dish. Set aside while making pineapple topping.

4. Measure flour, sugar, egg and softened butter into medium bowl. Stir together until it becomes a thick, wet batter. Fold pineapple into batter until combined. Drop pineapple topping (by the spoonful) over the top of the sweet potatoes; cover as much of the surface as possible.

5. Place baking dish on middle rack of oven. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes. When done, the top will be light golden brown in color, and sweet potato filling will have "puffed up". Remove from the oven; let rest 1-2 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Pineapple Topped Sweet Potato Puff

Amount Per Serving (1 (1/8 of total))

Calories 338 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Trans Fat 0.5g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 4g

Cholesterol 101mg34%

Sodium 212mg9%

Potassium 194mg6%

Carbohydrates 52g17%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 43g48%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 5202IU104%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 39mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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