can anyone help me with this spud? after hearing all the health raves it has received, i'm eager to begin incorporating sweet potatoes in our fall collection. i think i'll be fine with sweet potato fries or roasting them, but many questions have arisen in my mind regarding mashing them. every recipe i see has so much sugar/syrup/butter in it. no thanks! there goes my nutritional value. i'm fine adding cinnamon and other spices, a little sugar or butter, but would rather not make it a fat/sugar bomb. does anyone have a favorite mashed sweet potato recipe?Monday, October 4, 2010
sweet potato advice
can anyone help me with this spud? after hearing all the health raves it has received, i'm eager to begin incorporating sweet potatoes in our fall collection. i think i'll be fine with sweet potato fries or roasting them, but many questions have arisen in my mind regarding mashing them. every recipe i see has so much sugar/syrup/butter in it. no thanks! there goes my nutritional value. i'm fine adding cinnamon and other spices, a little sugar or butter, but would rather not make it a fat/sugar bomb. does anyone have a favorite mashed sweet potato recipe?
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I love sweet potatoes and just treat them the same as a regular potato. If I bake them then I add a little butter, salt, and pepper. The bake in less time too. If I mash them, I just add milk, and butter, salt, and pepper just like I would regular potatoes. The cinnamon and sugar are added just to make the sweeter, but no need. Eat them like you would a russet. Enjoy!
OH Aimee! You have happened upon anothe one of my loves...we must discuss. I have a few collections of sweet potato recipes. My family loves them and it makes me smile for their nutritional value. Our favorite way is just poke w forks, bake for about 45-55 minutes, split open and enjoy! i never put butter or salt on mine, maybe some pepper, and its delicious and sweet.
I also have some fancy recipes like, chipotle butter s.p.'s, cinnamon and honey, etc. Oh, and of course the requested thanksgiving heart-stopping brown sugar, butter and marshmallow s.p.'s!! yum...
I love sweet potatoes, and my favorite way to make them is simple. Wrap in foil and bake them. Just like a baked potatoe. Make sure you put something under them, however, because they ooze sweet goodness that burns in your oven. Once they are all soft, they are perfect for eating. I just scoop them right out of the skin, or mash them up in a bowl, no need to add anything. They are delicious as is. Of course, you could add a little b. sugar, or applesauce if you want.
i would go the savory route with mashing. do you have a flavored olive oil? some salt, Parm, pepper. i think the oil would add richness.
Dad and I just bake them, like the other posts. I do them in our microwave, but since you are lacking one the oven is great. We do the salt/pepper/butter route. Enjoy!
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