Sweet Potato Mash
Sweet Potato Mash is a creamy, delicious, savory side dish, and it’s easy to make. With only 4 ingredients and 30 minutes time, you will have the perfect compliment to any meal.
While a typical favorite during the holidays, this side dish is scrumptious all year.
Typical sweet potato recipes add ingredients to sweeten it even more, but they are actually sweet enough on their own.
No brown sugar, marshmallows, or maple syrup needed.
In fact, you can steer it into the “healthy” lane by switching out the half-and-half and replacing it with almond milk.
If, however, you’re looking for a side dish that could second as a dessert, check out this recipe for Sweet Potato Praline Crumble. It’s amazing!
Making Sweet Potato Mash
In a large pot, fill halfway with cold water and about a tablespoon of salt.
Make sure there is enough water to completely cover the potatoes while they cook.
Peel and cut the potatoes.
Specifically, when cutting the sweet potatoes into pieces, try to cut them to relatively the same size.
They are more likely to cook evenly that way.
Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to medium, or at a low boil.
Stir at least once or twice during the cooking time, which is 10 – 15 minutes.
Then, check for doneness with a fork. The sweet potatoes should be nice and tender.
In other words, the fork should easily pierce the potato.
If the fork won’t go into it, it’s too hard and needs to cook longer. If it falls apart, they’re over-cooked.
Start checking at the 10 minute mark, then wait until they are fork-tender. Perfect!
Drain the potatoes.
On low heat, return the potatoes to the pot, and mash until smooth and creamy.
Then add the half-n-half, melted butter, salt, and pepper.
You can use a hand-masher, or electric beaters. Hand mashers work best.
Electric beaters might give you a slightly creamier texture, but be careful not to over-work them, else they become gummy.
To serve, sprinkle some diced parsley over the top and/or a pat of butter.
More Side Dish Recipes:
- Roasted Small Potatoes
- Tex-Mex Pesto Pasta
- Easy Cheesy Baked Zucchini
- Homemade Mac and Cheese
- Lemon Ricotta Pasta
- Black Bean and Corn Salad
- Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
- Classic Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Mash
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2" pieces
- 1/2 cup half-n-half, (see Notes)
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 tsp. each salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot with salted water bring sweet potato pieces to a boil. There should be enough water to cover the potatoes. Reduce heat to medium and cook until fork-tender, 10 - 15 minutes. Drain.
- Return sweet potatoes to pot on low heat. Mash until smooth and creamy. Add half-and-half, melted butter, salt, and pepper. Enjoy!
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Sweet Potato Mash
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