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Overhead view of mashed sweet potatoes in a dark colored bowl. Garnished with black pepper, parsley, and melted butter.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sweet potatoes mashed
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 313kcal
Author: Malinda Linnebur
This Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe is an easy recipe that produces creamy and buttery sweet potatoes. Perfect to serve alongside almost any main dish as well as the holidays!
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Ingredients

  • 4 pounds (1814g) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" chunks
  • 8 tablespoons butter, cut into 8 pieces
  • ¼ cup (60ml) heavy cream, half and half, or whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Instructions

STOVETOP OPTION:

  • Combine sweet potatoes, butter, cream, and maple syrup in a large saucepan and cook, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are very tender (about 30 min).
  • Remove from heat, mash sweet potatoes in saucepan with potato masher. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.

OVEN METHOD:

  • Preheat oven to 375℉.
  • Poke potatoes 3 times on each side with a fork. Place on baking sheet and bake for 45-50 minutes or until very soft. Cut a slit down the center to let some steam escape.
  • When cool enough to handle or handle with an oven mitt, scoop out the insides into a large bowl. Add butter and mash with a potato masher. Add cream and maple syrup and mash to desired consistency. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

  1. Nutrition is calculated with whole milk.
  2. Be sure to read the post for storage and variations!

Nutrition

Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 218mg | Potassium: 790mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 32537IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg