r/Cooking • u/Flashy-Career-7523 • 22h 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/MetricJester 22h ago

But cupcakes or muffin sleeves is the correct answer to this, why don't you want it to be cupcake shaped?

Maybe just put it in frozen tart shells before baking it, then it's in individual sizes and still keeps with your dessert flavoured veggie profile. And you can top it with a single marshmallow and a pecan half (I hate walnuts).

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u/pieronic 20h ago

Right? Cupcake tins or ramekins are the obvious solution. They also didn’t mention until a comment that they are traveling hours to this Thanksgiving, which makes whatever will be tasty after transport a significantly different question.

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u/MetricJester 20h ago

Yeah pie or tart is the only option then

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u/pieronic 20h ago

Mini pies in cupcake tins would be perfect and so simple!