

Make these Scalloped White and Sweet Potatoes next time you need a decadent and impressive side dish. These make-ahead potatoes are thickened with whipping cream and cheese so there’s no flour at all. That makes them naturally gluten free but no one will care about that. They’ll just ask for more so don’t even think about serving small polite squares.
More than one of my followers have told me they make a double recipe of this recipe. I call that smart planning for holiday dinners and entertaining all winter long!
Shauna also said she has even make them in advance and froze them. I’ve never done that but more than one person has told me it works well.
I love the idea of choosing a tried-and-true recipe for a special occasion. This means you know the recipe is a hit and you can put some effort into the presentation.
This recipe is written with the nice presentation in mind but go ahead and make it now, just like any scalloped potato dish. They you’ll know how fabulous it is and when you need a side dish for the next special occasion you’ll have this one in mind.
You never know, these Scalloped White and Sweet Potatoes might just become a new holiday tradition.
If you’ve ever wanted to buy a mandoline, this is the reason to buy it. You can make uniformly thin slices of any vegetable with a few different tools but the mandoline is made for this job.
The contrast of the orange and white coloured flesh of the potatoes is what makes this dish special. (And the whipping cream in my opinion). When you go to the store that’s what you need to buy.
With the popularity of sweet potato fries you would think sweet potatoes have orange flesh. Wouldn’t you?
Being a foodie I always thought yams had orange flesh and sweet potatoes had white flesh. I don’t keep information like that in my head so I did a bit of research. It turns out that’s actually true but it’s more complicated than that.
Sweet potatoes come in varieties (of course they do!) and the colour varies depending on the variety. The flesh can range from white to orange and even purple.
Yams are a white tuber not commonly available. According to my research because of a labelling law some sweet potatoes are labelled as yams. Apparently when sweet potatoes came to North America shippers and produce suppliers needed to distinguish them from potatoes. They simply called them yams and the rest is history.
For food history buffs you can read more here, Sweet Potatoes 101.
To learn all about the varieties of sweet potatoes and growing them visit this post over at Happy DIY Home, 20 Types of Sweet Potatoes.
For everyday cooks there’s an excellent chance you’ll easily find something orange and something white to make this amazing Scalloped Potato dish.
In the comments below let me know if you made this recipe and what you learned.
Originally published in October 2015, updated November 2021
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