A sweet treat for the New Year or anytime, this Sweet Potato Noodle Paleo Kugel is made with spiralized sweet potatoes, apples, pears, raisins, and warm, sweet fall spices! It’s gluten free, dairy free, Paleo, and Whole30 friendly with no added sugar.
Let’s see – what’s September all about besides back to school chaos, good running weather and lots of germs circulating? (Sorry I’m bitter I caught my kids’ cold yesterday.) Jewish holidays, that’s what.
And, though I might not be the most observant Jew (don’t tell my kids, although I guess they might know this by now) I still think of the Jewish New Year as a time to cook lots of yummy food with apples, honey, and raisins.
This is the first September I realized that I won’t be eating my beloved noodle kugel!
Isn’t it funny how you can slam the door in pizza’s face yet something you only had once a year that has sentimental value makes you sad to leave it behind? So anyway, I was like, “no way, we’re having noodle kugel.” And, here it is. Sweet Potato Noodle Paleo Kugel!
Look, I don’t remember what noodles taste like anymore so don’t hold me to that, but in every other way this Paleo kugel lives up to what I remember my grandma’s noodle kugel to be.
And, don’t think you have to know what noodle kugel even is to enjoy this. The secret might as well be out – this Paleo kugel is really the same thing as a sweet potato noodle pie! Plus, you can happily and healthfully consume this Paleo kugel whenever you want – breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, dessert. It’s perfect to make ahead of time too!
Now, you just can’t argue with these delicious, fresh ingredients baked up in a pie together. Paleo kugel equals comfort food at it’s finest!
*I have the Paderno World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer
(affiliate link) which I purchased on Amazon, and, in my own opinion, is more than worth it for the variety of veggie noodles you can make!
Sweet Potato Noodle Paleo Kugel (Pie) – Whole30
Sweet Potato Noodle Paleo Kugel (Pie) with Apples, Pears and Raisins
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato peeled and spiralized (or peeled into ribbons with a veggie peeler)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 medium honeycrisp apple peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 medium pear peeled cored and chopped
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp dried ginger
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 2/3 cup full fat coconut milk
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup raisins
- Drizzle of raw honey optional*
Instructions
- Preheat you oven to 350 degrees, and heat a large saute pan over med heat. Add the coconut oil to melt in the pan.
- Once the pan is heated, add the sweet potato noodles and saute, tossing and stirring to evenly cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add the chopped apples and pears to the pan. Continue to saute, stirring often to evenly brown, until the apples and pears are soft and light brown and the noodles are tender.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, coconut milk and all the spices. Add the sweet potato noodle apple pear mixture to the bowl and mix to thoroughly combine.
- Stir in the raisins, and pour the entire mixture into a 9 inch pie dish or baking dish, spreading out evenly in the dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until completely set and lightly browned on top.
- Let sit to cool a bit before slicing and serving warm. Drizzle with a little raw, melted honey if you want.*
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*For Whole30 compliant, do not add the honey
So, tell me – what’s your favorite fall-themed comfort food? Have you ever tried noodle pudding/kugel?
This sounds delicious! I bet it could be done in the crockpot too. Feel better soon!
Good point! Not sure what the time for that would be though, haven’t tried anything like this in a crock pock yet.
I made this for my family for dinner tonight and it was fabulous!! Great texture absolutely delicious thank you for a great recipe!!
Ooh, that looks delicious! I’ve never tried kugel before. There are so many good traditional holiday foods out there, I always want to check them out. Anything with apples and spices is the ultimate fall comfort food!
I know I am very big into apples and fall spices through the holidays!
This looks so yummy! I am going to have to remember it for Thanksgiving. I think it would be a perfect side dish. Happy Saturday!
Yes, a yummy side dish for sure 🙂
Hope you’re feeling better! I’m 99% sure I gave my cold to my BF so maybe I’ll make him this to make up for it haha
Ha! It’s the time of year for germ sharing 🙂
Oooohhhh Yaaaayyy!!! I bet my grandma would be proud 😉 I can’t wait to try this. If I wasn’t boycotting cooking today, I would do it right now. We actually have everything on hand so I will probably make this for Wednesday 🙂
Hope you like it!
Ok, now THIS is super cool. Now to just get a spiralizer….
Get it!
How many will it serve as a side dish?
I would say 6-8!
Searching for a recipe for Sweet Potato Kugel that is Whole30 compliant and hit on this. Since I love your sweet potato/apple breakfast bake I am excited to try this. It will be hard to resist the matzoh balls and matzoh tonight, but I figure if I bring along a few compliant dishes I’ll be okay. This may not have been the best month to start on Whole30 but your recipes are seriously keeping me going so THANK YOU! Will post a review once I make and taste it but expecting good results!
My family and I loved this recipe!! It was delicious!! I had never heard of kugel before, but we had all of the ingredients so I thought I would give it a try. It was fantastic!! Thank you so much for an amazing recipe that I will definitely make again!!
Made it –GREAT tasting
Making it again for Thanksgiving right now!
After years of searching for a girlfriend who can make kugel, I have started making my own – starting with this one — grain-free — Awesome !
Is there room for walnuts in this recipe?
Do you think this would do well if I made it ahead and froze it?
I made this tonight for the first time for Rosh Hashanah, following the recipe precisely. Decided to taste it before I serve it to guests. It’s quite good, a bit unusual, and it’s Paleo! My mother made the traditional noodle Koegel, which due to a blood sugar issue I will unfortunately not be able to enjoy. This is a nice Healthier substitute.
Loved the mix of spices in this Paleo noodle kugel. It is hard to find good Jewish holiday recipes that are Paleo. The texture was fantastic.
I would eat this for a breakfast.
I’m so excited to make this for Shabbos!