Sweet Potato Gratin With Fresh Herbs Recipe

A rich baked casserole made using Sweet Potato slices soaked in cream and topped with cheese.

Madhuli Ajay
Sweet Potato Gratin With Fresh Herbs Recipe
735 ratings.

Sweet Potato Gratin is a rich baked casserole made using Sweet Potato slices soaked in cream and topped with cheese. Fresh herbs are sprinkled in between the sweet potato layers to add freshness and flavor to the bake. Slice the sweet potatoes uniformly so that they bake evenly.This creamy Sweet Potato gratin makes a great side dish for a potluck or a comforting meal on its own.

Serve the Sweet Potato Gratin for your weekend dinner with some Watermelon Cranberry Mocktail or Orange Mocktail for your special night.

Here are few more sweet potato recipes which you can try : 

  1. Baked Sweet Potato Boats
  2. Sweet Potato Gnocchi Recipe with Garlic and Herb Butter
  3. Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Prep in

11 M

Cooks in

60 M

Total in

71 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 5-6 Sweet Potatoes , cleaned and sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups Fresh cream
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 3-4 tablespoon Butter (Salted) , softened
  • 1 clove Garlic , cut in half
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg , grated
  • 2 sprig Parsley leaves , chopped
  • 2 sprig Fresh Thyme leaves , chopped
  • 2 sprig Dried oregano , chopped
  • 2 Basil leaves
  • Whole Black Peppercorns
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1 cup Cheese , (gruyere or cheddar) shredded

How to make Sweet Potato Gratin With Fresh Herbs Recipe

  1. To begin making the Sweet Potato gratin with fresh herbs, first pre-heat the oven to 160 deg Celsius

  2. Rub a 7-inch baking dish with the garlic clove (cut side) and grease the dish with butter.

  3. Place a layer of the sweet potato slices. Dab each slice with a little butter. Sprinkle salt, pepper and some herbs.

  4. Whisk the cream, milk and nutmeg in a small jar.

  5. Pour some of this cream mixture over the sweet potato slices.

  6. Place more slices on top of it, dab with butter, sprinkle salt pepper and herbs and pour some more cream mixture.

  7. Continue layering, ending with the cream mixture.

  8. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top and bake for about 40-50 minutes or till the sweet potato sliced are soft.

  9. Serve the Sweet Potato Gratin for your weekend dinner with some Watermelon Cranberry Mocktail or Orange Mocktail for your special night.