Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
These creamy mashed sweet potatoes are savory and slightly sweet. They are rich and buttery , the perfect side for all occasions.
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds Sweet Potatoes
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 Cup Evaporated Milk optional
- 1 teaspoon salt-or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper-or to taste
Instructions
- Peel and Cube sweet potatoes and place them in a large pot
- Cover the potatoes with water, make sure they are all submerged
- Bring the potatoes up to a boil for about 15-20 or until tender
- Drain the potatoes well and place them back into the hot dry pot
- Cube the butter and cream cheese on top of the hot potatoes
- Salt and pepper them, add the brown sugar and start to mash them either with a potato masher or an electric mixer
- At this point if you like the texture leave them , or add the evaporated milk for them to be a litter creamier
Notes
I tested this recipe by roasting the potatoes and boiling them was much easier. If you would rather you can cube them and oven roast them you can . Check out my recipe for roasted sweet potatoes
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