and five other healthy sweet potato recipes!
This is a recipe I’ve been making since my son was little. At the holidays, he would ask me to make them and he just loves them. He really really really loves vanilla and often tells me to add more vanilla, but I try not to overdo it. It’s a super simple recipe with just a few ingredients that is really wonderful. It’s not over-the-top sugary like some sweet potato recipes are, but it’s got enough sweet from the brown sugar and vanilla to make it taste just lovely.
Whipped Vanilla Sweet Potatoes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- About 1 lb. sweet potato, peeled
- 2 – 4 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (more or less to taste)
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potato and cut into quite large chunks. Place the potatoes in water in a saucepan so the chunks are completely covered, bring to a boil and cook until completely tender when pierced with a fork.
- Remove the potato from the water, put them in a medium mixing bowl and smash them with a fork to mash. Add just a small splash of milk if needed to get it all to mash up well (I didn’t need any). Then mash in the the brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Once the potato is mashed roughly, get out your mixer and beat the potatoes until they are nicely whipped and all the potato “chunks” are gone. Taste and add salt and/or vanilla or a bit more brown sugar to suit your tastes.
Notes
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Also, I’ve asked some of my foodie friends for some healthy sweet potato recipes and they happily shared their favorites too! So if you’re looking for some healthy sweet potato inspiration, try out one of these. Click on the image or the title to see the recipe:
Avocado and Roasted Yam Fall Ensalada from Muy Bueno
Maple Walnut Sweet Potato Hummus from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Mom’s Sweet Potato Stuffed Oranges from Little Ferraro Kitchen
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Chips from Christina’s Cucina
Sweet Potatoes with Browned Butter & Sage from What a Girl Eats
This recipe collection was shared at Talking Tuesday over the Fence, Tuesday’s Table, The Wednesday Roundup, Wonderful Food Wednesday, Wine’d Down Wednesday and Last Minute Thanksgiving Recipes.
6 comments
Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up at The Wednesday Roundup!
Angela
LeMoine Family Kitchen
http://lemoinefamilykitchen.blogspot.com
Thanks for including my hummus, Ann! My little guy would adore your sweet potatoes. Me too!
I love your hummus recipe, Brianne! and about my sweet potatoes: I was so sad when they were gone. My nieces and nephews ate them up while I was sleeping
Vanilla is such a great addition to whipped sweet potatoes! I love that these are healthy enough for an every night dish…unlike the sweet potato casserole that I make for Thanksgiving!!! Pinned
Thanks Lindsey! They definitely are healthy enough for every day. Hope you like them 🙂
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