Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes
Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes are sweet potatoes topped with a crunchy brown sugar pretzel topping complimented by tart cranberries on top. This a great side for Christmas.
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PRETZEL CRANBERRY SWEET POTATOES
I’ve been brainstorming what I want to make for Christmas dinner. We usually have this brisket for Christmas dinner but you know I love shaking it up.
And shaking it up for me is to actually make a super traditional Christmas menu. You know, ham, potatoes, rolls, and salad. What am I missing?
We love these Ruth’s Chris Style Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving. They’re too good not to have more than once a year.
Which is why a Christmas version of these sweet potatoes needed to become a side dish that we do every year. The topping is to die for. Pretzels, brown sugar, butter, pecans…hello yum.
It kind of reminds me of jello pretzel salad which I lived off of in college.
My husband said he was not a fan of the cranberries on top. I could not disagree more. Not only do they add color but they add a slight tart bite which creates a flavor party with the sweet and salty pretzel topping.
If you’re totally against them, maybe add some for color on top only.
OTHER FESTIVE RECIPES:
- Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potatoes
- Cranberry Salsa with Cream Cheese
- Cranberry and Feta Pinwheels
- Easy Feta Dip
- Christmas Tree “Cheese” Ball
Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes:
- 3 cups sweet potatoes, , cooked and mashed (see note)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, , melted
- 2 eggs, , lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pretzel Crunch Topping:
- 1 cup chopped pretzel sticks
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray.
- Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Beat thoroughly with a hand mixer for about 3-4 minutes to increase the fluffiness of the sweet potato mixture. Pour into prepared dish.
- For the Pretzel Crunch Topping: Combine all ingredient together in a medium bowl and sprinkle on top of sweet potato mixture.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes uncovered until hot and bubbly.
Notes
This is by far my favorite holiday dish. I have never liked the sweet potato recipes with marshmallows so I sought out a sweety potato recipe I would like. This is it. I use 1 big can of sweet potatoes with no added sugar because I’m lazy. I also add a brick of softened cream cheese to the mixture as well as a little cinnamon & nutmeg. So good. I have made this for the past 3 or 4 years for triditional holiday family gatherings, and it was a hit at a Sabbath meeting (before covid). Now incorporating it into other celebrations as well. But it’s hard to make this when fresh cranberries are not in season. But I found frozen. We’ll see how the one I’m making today for Passover turns out.
Wow! That’s awesome to hear!
What can I use as an egg substitute? One member of our family is allergic. Thanks!
This article has great subs for egg. I would go for the buttermilk or flax seed option here. https://www.allrecipes.com/article/egg-substitute-for-baking/
This is the best sweet potato recipe ever. I add some cinnamon, nutmeg and a brick of cream cheese to the filling and it’s a hit. I hated sweet potatoes until now. This is my new holiday go to. Worth breaking Keto for on special occasions.
Haha well a brick of cream cheese would definitely make it fabulous.
This is a delicious combination of sweet/salty flavors and smooth/crunchy textures. I made it for Thanksgiving  for the second year in a row and received rave reviews and recipe requests both times. Thank you!
Aww thank you!! That makes me so happy.
Good post. I am a foodie and I loved your recipe post very much. The crunchy texture is amazing.
Thank you! Thank you!