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Falliday Recipes: Sweet Potato Crumble

November 9, 2015 32 Comments

We’ve lived in Oregon for a full year now and I realize that fall is definitely my favorite season. Beautiful leaves, perfect running weather, great food, two fun fall holidays before the big Christmas/New Year’s whiz-bang finale. This “Falliday” season also brings some of my favorite festive eats, which I’m sharing in this new series:

Favorite Falliday Recipes

To make my fall spice girls (Ginger, Nutmeg & Cinnamon) really shine, I started using flavored Balsamic Vinegars and Ginger Juice or Syrup.  falliday balsamic vinegars

I consider it a bit of a shortcut to add instant Falliday Spirit to salad dressings, hot beverages, and even baked goods. Therefore, most recipe ideas in this series feature a favorite Balsamic Vinegar which I purchase from a local vendor, Third Street Oil & Vinegar. However you can find these flavors on Amazon as well or better yet, your local oil and vinegar purveyor.

Sweet Potato Crumble

WITH CINAMMON PEAR BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Sweet Potato Crumble

At 18 weeks pregnant I’m thinking a lot about food. I’m also thinking about how I want to create family food traditions that are healthier than I remember. Take for example the marshmallow bake, I mean sweet potato casserole. I’ve never met a version I didn’t think was too sweet.

How do you think Sweet Potatoes got their name? Exactly! I love the natural sweetness. So why start adding brown sugar and then cover it all up with more pillows of sugar? I want something that less sweet that still feels special for the holidays (in other words, more than a lump of baked sweet potato with a butter square on top).

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My new tradition: The Sweet Potato Crumble
It’s really the crunchy crumble topping that makes this dish a festive holiday treat. While my version does add 1/4 cup of ginger syrup to the crumble topping, it’s not so rich and sweet that it can’t be plated alongside a savory roasted bird.

Ingredients:
4 Sweet Potatoes – baked and peeled
2 Tbs Cinnamon Pear Balsamic Vinegar
—-Crumble Topping—-
1/2 Cup Oats (I use Coach’s Oats)
1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Chopped Nuts (Pecans or walnuts taste great)
1/3 Cup Softened Butter
1/4 Cup Ginger Syrup
Optional: Add 1 tsp nutmeg and/or other spices you like.

Falliday Sweet Potato Crumble Steps

Steps:

  1. Bake sweet potatoes until soft. I put them in a foil lined dish at 350 degrees for an hour or so.
  2. Peel back the skins, scoop out the goodness, then mash with Cinnamon Pear Balsamic.
  3. Spread sweet potato into a oven safe dish. I used a pie dish.
  4. Mix crumble topping ingredients together and dollop it on top of the sweet potato. Spread loosely to get an even coating.
  5. Put dish under the broiler (on low if you have that setting) for about 5 minutes, or until the topping starts to get crispy and caramelize.

 

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Falliday Recipe Sweet Potato Crumble

More Falliday Recipes

Falliday Sweet Potato Crumble Recipe
Sweet Potato Crumble
Pumpkin Ginger Muffins
Ginger Apple Cider

Fall Fruit Salad
Dirty Pear Toddy

  • FALL FRUIT SALAD
  • GINGER APPLE CIDER
  • DIRTY PEAR TODDY
  • PUMPKIN GINGER MUFFINS

What are your favorite Falliday food traditions?

Thanks for letting me share my favorite fall food ideas and if it inspires you, I’d love to hear about it! There are so many great fall foods, and I haven’t even touched on pumpkin (but I’ll leave that to the rest of the internet which is bleeding pumpkin right now)!

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  1. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    November 9, 2015 at 8:07 am

    That looks amazing!! I’m all about sweet potatoes and this just takes them up a notch. YUM!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 8:24 am

      Thanks so much, Nicole! 😀

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  2. Becki @ Fighting for Wellness says

    November 9, 2015 at 9:10 am

    I love making (mostly) savory dishes with sweet potatoes. Despite growing up in the south, I was never a huge fan of the marshmallow-covered sweet potato souffle or pie. I like letting the natural sweetness of the sweet potato shine and this sounds right up my alley.
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Could not agree more!

      Reply
  3. Elle says

    November 9, 2015 at 9:39 am

    Mmmm…. my favorite ingredient – sweet potatoes – and my favorite spices, too. Looks great!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 9:51 am

      Thanks Elle!

      Reply
  4. Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says

    November 9, 2015 at 10:27 am

    ooh that does look yummy too. I bet that balsamic is amazing. I love the flavored balsamics they really up the cooking game don’t you think?
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 10:45 am

      Yes! They’re just fun to play with, too. The Gravenstein Apple balsamic paired with an Herbs de Provence olive oil is crazy good.

      Reply
  5. Liz @The Clean Eating Couple says

    November 9, 2015 at 10:43 am

    Oooh this looks super yummy!! I love sweet potato anything 🙂
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  6. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says

    November 9, 2015 at 11:39 am

    This looks really good! I actually have those same flavored balsamic vinegars but I rarely use them in my cooking – now I’ve got good reason to do so!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 11:57 am

      Oh, sweet!

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  7. Marcia says

    November 9, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    Oh wow that looks so seasonal and delicious. I’ll bet it smells amazing when it bakes too.
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 3:35 pm

      Thanks Marcia! I love when the kitchen smells of fresh oven goodness. 😀

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  8. Kathryn @ Dancing to Running says

    November 9, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    This looks delicious! My husband and I are both huge fans of sweet potatoes!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 4:06 pm

      It’s always nice when the husband likes it too!

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  9. GiGi Eats says

    November 9, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    BREAK ME off a HUGE HUGE HUGE piece of THAT tummy lovin’! 😛
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  10. Debbie says

    November 9, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Oh, yum, that looks delicious! I’m looking for something new with sweet potatoes this year, so I think I’ll give this a try. I bet fall in Oregon is amazing (I can’t believe it’s been a year!).
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 4:47 pm

      I also saw a sweet potato streusel online somewhere that looked fun. Yes a whole year!

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  11. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    November 9, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    So many sweet potato recipes this week! Which will I make for Thanksgiving? Hmmm!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 9, 2015 at 5:16 pm

      Make a new one each week from Thanksgiving to Christmas! Lol.

      Reply
  12. Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes says

    November 9, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    So true about the traditional sweet potato casserole. With all of the added sugar it’s TOO sweet! This looks awesome!

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  13. Hollie says

    November 9, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    I love sweet potatoes! They are like desert to me and this is no different. I will be saving this.
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  14. Patty @ Reach Your Peak says

    November 9, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    yum! I love sweet potatoes! I have really only had them as plain sweet potatoes though, so I clearly need to try more recipes! Pinning 🙂
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  15. Carmy says

    November 9, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    I love sweet potato! I’ll have to try this!
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  16. Celia at Chicago Jogger says

    November 10, 2015 at 4:51 am

    Yum, this healthier sweet potato recipe looks delicious. I love that you avoided marshmallows – I actually am not a huge fan of the ‘mallows for Thanksgiving!
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  17. Jenn - a traveling Wife says

    November 10, 2015 at 8:02 am

    Sweet potato crumble sounds amazing! I love sweet potatoes year round. 🙂
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  18. MCM Mama Runs says

    November 10, 2015 at 10:04 am

    I LOVE flavored balsamic vinegars and this sounds absolutely amazing. I think I’ll be making this for T’day!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 10, 2015 at 10:05 am

      That’d be awesome!

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  19. jill conyers says

    November 10, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    I love sweet potato. Even more than I love pumpkin 🙂
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 10, 2015 at 1:50 pm

      me too!

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  20. Toni says

    November 10, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    This looks amazing! I love sweet potatoes and they really don’t need any extra sugar they are great on their own!!
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    • Coach Henness says

      November 10, 2015 at 2:48 pm

      Very true. 😀

      Reply

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