Maple Brown Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Maple Brown Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes is a side dish that serves 6. One serving contains 362 calories, 4g of protein, and 15g of fat. For $1.36 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. 163 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. This recipe from Budget Bytes requires butter, cinnamon, sweet potatoes, and nutmeg. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal diet. With a spoonacular score of 65%, this dish is solid. The Secret Ingredient (Maple Syrup): Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes, and Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Peel and dice the sweet potatoes. Add them to a large pot and cover with water. Place a lid on the pot and bring the water up to a boil over high heat. Boil the potatoes until they are very tender when pierced with a fork (5-10 minutes depending on the size of your sweet potato cubes). Drain the sweet potatoes and then mash until mostly smooth. Set the mashed sweet potatoes aside.Cut the butter into equal-sized pieces. Place the butter in a light colored skillet or pot. Place the skillet over medium-low heat and let it melt and being to foam. Continue to cook the butter, stirring constantly, until the butter solids begin to brown. Watch the butter closely once it begins to change color and remove it from the heat when it reaches a deep brown color and smells nutty or caramel-like. Immediately pour the butter into a separate bowl to stop the cooking process.Stir the maple syrup into the butter. Pour the maple syrup and butter mixture into the mashed sweet potatoes. Reserve 1-2 Tbsp of the maple brown butter to drizzle over top as a garnish. Also add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to the mashed potatoes, then stir to combine. Taste the sweet potatoes and adjust the syrup, spices, or salt if needed. Sprinkle the chopped pecans over top and drizzle the remaining maple brown butter just before serving.

 

Step by step:

1. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes.

2. Add them to a large pot and cover with water.

3. Place a lid on the pot and bring the water up to a boil over high heat. Boil the potatoes until they are very tender when pierced with a fork (5-10 minutes depending on the size of your sweet potato cubes).

4. Drain the sweet potatoes and then mash until mostly smooth. Set the mashed sweet potatoes aside.

5. Cut the butter into equal-sized pieces.

6. Place the butter in a light colored skillet or pot.

7. Place the skillet over medium-low heat and let it melt and being to foam. Continue to cook the butter, stirring constantly, until the butter solids begin to brown. Watch the butter closely once it begins to change color and remove it from the heat when it reaches a deep brown color and smells nutty or caramel-like. Immediately pour the butter into a separate bowl to stop the cooking process.Stir the maple syrup into the butter.

8. Pour the maple syrup and butter mixture into the mashed sweet potatoes. Reserve 1-2 Tbsp of the maple brown butter to drizzle over top as a garnish. Also add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to the mashed potatoes, then stir to combine. Taste the sweet potatoes and adjust the syrup, spices, or salt if needed. Sprinkle the chopped pecans over top and drizzle the remaining maple brown butter just before serving.

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