Caramelized Sweet Potato Pudding
Caramelized Sweet Potato Pudding is a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 251 calories, 4g of protein, and 4g of fat. Head to the store and pick up almonds, egg whites, sweet potatoes, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Wrap sweet potatoes in foil; bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender.
Combine sweet potatoes and almonds in a food processor; process until smooth. Spoon sweet potato mixture into a large nonstick skillet; keep warm over low heat.
Place 3/4 cup sugar in a medium nonstick skillet. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until sugar is golden. Immediately pour three-fourths of caramelized sugar into warm sweet potato mixture, stirring constantly. Set the remaining caramelized sugar aside.
Spoon sweet potato mixture into a 1 1/2-quart casserole coated with cooking spray; set aside. Beat egg whites at high speed of a mixer until foamy.
Add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
Spread meringue evenly over sweet potato mixture, sealing to edge of dish.
Bake pudding at 400 for 15 minutes or until golden.
Place remaining caramelized sugar over low heat until warm and melted (caramel will have hardened); drizzle over meringue.