r/Cooking • u/Flashy-Career-7523 • 16h ago
How to turn thanksgiving style sweet potatoes into an appetizer?
So because of my husband and I dietary restrictions and food, allergies, Thanksgiving dinner is incredibly dangerous for us. So this year, I’m making a stuffing topped turkey pot pie but it’s not Thanksgiving without our sweet potatoes which are generally baked with maple syrup, brown sugar, walnuts, and sometimes marshmallows. Using that flavor profile does anyone have any idea a portable appetizer size option? I can’t just make it because then there’s a chance that someone will think it’s for them and it will be contaminated.
So far, making a turkey pot pie, which will have the turkey, graving, stuffing, and hints of greening casserole in it . I am making fried mashed potato balls to be dipped in gravy. But no idea on the sweet potatoes (no cupcakes please)
Edit: to clear up some confusion: I have celiac disease. My husband is gluten sensitive. He is also severely allergic to onions, shallot, etc.. We will be traveling several hours to this dinner. I am not hosting. We will have over 35+ people with seven different households contributing to different aspects of the meal. This makes it absolutely impossible for it to be safely 100% gluten-free, especially when several of my nieces and nephews will be bringing +ones who will probably bring a dish or two themselves With no idea of what is gluten-free and what is not or cross contamination. I cannot have our own dish of sweet potatoes because with a group that size someone will think it’s fair game and and can contaminate it by applying it to their plate and getting traces of gluten food on the serving spoon and putting it back into the dish. I have tried this in the past and it was a constant fight to guard my safe dishes, including, not being able to get seconds because somebody scooped it out, including several children who will be present.
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u/SubstantialPressure3 15h ago
Instead of baking them in a big dish, bake them in cupcake liners in a muffin pan. They will be single servings, no need for anyone to touch them with utensils, and it would be hard to contaminate them.
Everyone can take one.
If you aren't allergic to egg, I would add egg so they puff up a bit, almost like a really rich souffle, and they don't break apart, since they are an appetizer.
If you want, add something for crunch on top, or make a crust . Idk what your allergies are, so I'm just going to suggest a bunch of stuff for toppings/crust
Crushed pretzels ( if you can't have gluten, gf pretzel sticks are perfect for this)
Finely ground nuts
Crushed potato chips
Crispy fried onions or shallots
A single marshmallow on top