Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Throw in a little bit of thyme, cinnamon, and all-spice, and you have your new favorite side dish in these savory mashed sweet potatoes!
Ingredients
- 5 medium sweet potatoes
- 3 T unsalted butter room temperature
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 –3 T half and half or cream
- 2 T fresh thyme leaves
- 2 t ground cinnamon
- 1 t ground all-spice
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the sweet potatoes by peeling the skin and cutting them up into cubes.
- Place cubed sweet potatoes in a large pot and cover completely with cold water.
- Bring water to a boil and cook until sweet potatoes are fork tender, around 15-20 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, mince thyme leaves finely.
- Once potatoes are cooked, drain the water completely from the pot.
- Add butter, cream cheese, and half & half to the potatoes and mash with a hand-held mixer or immersion blender until smooth. For a thinner consistency, add half & half little by little while mixing until desired consistency is achieved.
- Once sweet potatoes are completely blended, stir in thyme leaves, cinnamon, and all-spice and mix until thoroughly combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve with whipped cream cheese and/or toasted walnuts, if desired.
Notes
- To make whipped cream cheese topping, blend together 4 oz. softened cream cheese, 3 tablespoons of half & half, and a dash of cinnamon with an immersion blender until light and fluffy. Cover and store any leftovers in the fridge and use as regular cream cheese for other recipes.
- Tip: Since you’ve going to be mashing the sweet potatoes, go ahead and cut them up into smaller pieces before boiling to reduce the cooking time drastically!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 207kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 134mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7g
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