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Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Name: Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Yield: Makes 3 cups
Ingredients: 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks; 1/2 cup half-and-half; 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar; Coarse salt and ground pepper

Recipe photo courtesy of José Manuel Picayo Rivera

Don't wait until the holidays to enjoy the honeyed flavor and velvety texture of this colorful root vegetable. Serve mashed sweet potatoes as a side dish to your favorite main dish, and you'll have them perfected by the time the holidays roll around.

Source: Everyday Food, October 2007

Makes 3 cups

Yield

Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1/2 cup half-and-half
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

1.
Set a steamer basket in a large saucepan. Fill with enough water to come just below basket; bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Place sweet potatoes in steamer basket and cover; steam until tender, 15 to 25 minutes. Drain, and return to saucepan.
2.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring half-and-half, butter, and brown sugar to a simmer, stirring to combine; remove from heat. Add to drained sweet potatoes, and mash just until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

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micheline4190839

21 APR, 2018

I followed the instructions but cut the recipe in half and substituted half & half for milk & added TexasNantz suggestion for chili powder - I did not add the cayenne on top of that & it accompanied my italien sausages well. I also added a salad for good measure
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VanessasKitchen

4 DEC, 2010

Yum, Yum, YUM! I served these at Thanksgiving, but I plan to make them often as a side dish for dinner. If they weren't for a special occasion, I'd have omitted the half-and-half and butter and added milk, however this version is very decadent and delicious.
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Sheryll_Rufus

13 NOV, 2010

I don't need or like the brown sugar in my mashed sweet potatoes.. They are sweet enough on their own. And I never buy anything but Fat Free Half
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erinye

17 FEB, 2010

It was a great side dish that could have also just as easily been a desert! Maybe I added too much cream, but mine came out super duper rich. Velvety texture. Nirvana.
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SpringSnoopy

8 DEC, 2008

CORRECTION to BELOW COMMENT: You don't have to steam. You may boil them for about 20-25 minutes just like regular potatoes.
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SpringSnoopy

2 DEC, 2008

Excellent! You also don't have to steam. You may boil them for about 15 minutes just like regular potatoes.
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marcybmom

2 DEC, 2008

This is super easy to make! Sooo good too!
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cwrw99

28 NOV, 2008

I never peel my sweet potatoes. I boil sweet potatoes first, then skin peel comes off by rubbing my hands over potatoes. What do you think? I get big potatoes, so easy to get skin off.
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Jintina

18 NOV, 2008

I make mashed sweet potatoes kicked up a notch by placing them in a casserole dish and cover with mini marsmellows. (Not to the top as they do expand.) Then place in a 350-degree oven till the marsmellows have turned golden brown. The sweet and savory go well together. Gintina
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sarahbell02

10 JUL, 2008

Perfect!
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