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Mashed Sugariness Potatoes. These sweet, creamy potatoes are swirled with maple syrup and sprinkled with salt. The salty sweet season makes these the Best side dish recipe!

These mashed sweet potatoes are a fun, easy to brand side dish that are perfect for any Fall or Holiday repast. Serve alongside some squash casserole, or on the side of these Grilled Spinach and Herb Stuffed Pork Chops and finish the meal with some Apple Pecan Crisp for the perfect Fall repast!

mashed sweet potatoes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Hey y'all! Serene from House of Yumm with you today to share these Mashed Sweet Potatoes. I LOVE a good potato side dish, and these are everything you could e'er hope for from a sweetness white potato. Roasting the potatoes gives a wonderful flavor to the finished dish. The swirl of maple syrup really accentuates the natural flavors. Plus the additional sprinkle of sea salt gives the BEST sweet, salty flavor combination.

How to make Mashed Sweet Potatoes:

How do you cook Sweet Potatoes?

The best flavor for mashed sweet potatoes comes when y'all roast your sugariness potatoes. If you adopt, you tin can also boil them, which is a quicker method.

To roast the sugariness potatoes:

  • Rinse and completely dry the sweet potatoes. Poke the potatoes with a fork about 4 times.
  • Lay the potatoes on a large baking sheet lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake for most i hour at 400 degrees. Potatoes should be fork tender.
  • One time done, let the potatoes cool slightly and then remove the skins, they volition easily peel off, and this can be done with your fingers.
  • Give the potatoes a quick chop and add to a large basin for mashing.

To eddy the sweet potatoes:

  • Peel and chop the potatoes into ane inch chunks.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
  • Add the potatoes and boil for about 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
  • Strain the water out and add together the potatoes to a big bowl for mashing.

cooking sweet potatoes

How to mash sweet potatoes:

Sweet potatoes tin be mashed using several methods. It comes downward to preference.

Hand mashing:

Using either of these methods will leave you with a rustic mode mash, a mix of creamy potatoes with sweet chunks mixed in.

  • Fork
  • White potato Masher

Mashing with appliances:

Using either of these will get out y'all with epically smoothen and creamy mashed sweet potatoes.

  • Mixer
  • Food Processor

sweet potatoes cooked with butter

How do you season Mashed Sweetness Potatoes?

Sweet potatoes tin can go either the sweetness or savory route. Although, I Beloved the sweet and salty combination of the recipe included beneath. If you're looking for some other options hither's some ideas for y'all. Simply follow the recipe, but instead of adding in the maple syrup in this recipe add any of the following ideas:

Savory seasonings:

  • Fresh Herbs: parsley, chives, thyme, rosemary,
  • Garlic
  • Light-green Onion
  • Chipotle or chili powder

Sweet Seasonings:

  • Spices: Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
  • Dearest
  • Candied Pecans
  • Browned Butter

mashed sweet potatoes

Tin can you freeze mashed sweet potatoes?

This Mashed Sugariness Tater Recipe can be frozen. If you brand a large batch and are wanting to relieve them for a later date add together the finished sweet potatoes into a large freezer resealable purse or a freezer safe container. Freeze for up to half-dozen months.

To reheat, place the potatoes in the refrigerator overnight to thaw out. And then add the mashed sweet potatoes to a casserole dish to reheat in the oven. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes until warmed through. Yous may need to add together a scrap more milk to the mashed sugariness potatoes to get the right consistency.

Other Fall Inspired recipes you lot may bask:

  • Roasted Sugariness Potatoes
  • The Best Mashed Potatoes
  • Sweet Tater Casserole

sweet potatoes mashed with butter and seasoning

  • 3 pounds sugariness potatoes
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ loving cup milk of preference
  • ½ tsp salt

Topping

  • boosted maple syrup
  • flakey salt (like Maldon Sea Salt Flakes)

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking canvass with foil. Spray with cooking spray.

  • Scrub the sweet potatoes clean with h2o, then dry out them completely.

  • Lay the potatoes on the baking canvas and poke holes in the meridian of the potatoes with a fork.

  • Bake potatoes for lx minutes rotating the pan halfway through if needed to ensure even cooking in the oven.

  • Test the potatoes to ensure they are fork tender. Allow the potatoes to cool slightly for 5-10 minutes

  • Remove the skin from the potatoes. Requite the potatoes a quick large chop. Add the potatoes to a large mixing bowl.

  • Add the butter and maple syrup. Mash the potatoes.

  • Pour the milk in gradually while mashing to go desired texture/creaminess. Add together salt to taste.

  • Meridian with additional maple syrup and flakey sea table salt if desired.

  • Serve warm and bask.

Serves: 8

Calories 204 kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 41 chiliad (14%) Protein 3 g (six%) Fat 3 g (5%) Saturated Fatty 2 grand (10%) Cholesterol 8 mg (iii%) Sodium 243 mg (x%) Potassium 606 mg (17%) Cobweb five g (20%) Carbohydrate 14 g (16%) Vitamin A 24233 IU (485%) Vitamin C 4 mg (5%) Calcium 71 mg (7%) Fe 1 mg (vi%)

All nutritional information is based on tertiary party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands yous use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword mashed sweet potatoes

Serene Herrera

Abode melt, photographer, mother and lover of food. I love taking simple ingredients and creating delicious meals or sweet treats that the entire family will honey, all with a hint of Texas charm.

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