Ahh, sweet potatoes how do I love thee, let me count the ways…
I love sweet potatoes baked, mashed, roasted, french fried, or turned into soup. I love you in all the above… and then some! Yes, I am the sweet potato lover of the family. I don’t care if no one else requests them. I will continue to make these orange gems as long as I’m the CEO of our kitchen.
And someday they’ll thank me.
Sweet Potatoes-A healthy choice
Because sweet potatoes are packed with goodness! High in vitamin A, with 4 grams of fiber, 2.1 grams of protein, and 12% of your daily recommended potassium, 15% of B6, and only 114 calories per cup. Plus they taste amazing. So let’s make these often!
Starting with Simply Sweet-Sweet potatoes
Because these are the favorite way to eat them. You can add the mini marshmallows if you want, but I’ll leave them off mine. We can compromise and make half with and the other half without. If you want to gild the lily or in this case sweeten the sweetened sweet potato, I won’t stop you. 🙂
Required eating
So I’m pretty sure it’s mandatory to have some form of sweet potatoes on the Thanksgiving table. This is the perfect recipe for that purpose. You can’t mess with tradition. But. of course, it’s great any time of year, too.
And you can make it ahead without baking and then put it in the oven to heat through when you’re ready. How great is that?
Therefore, accompany this with Game Changer Green Bean Bake, Sensational Stuffing, Celestial Celeriac Mashed Potatoes, and a little Marvelous Mushroom Gravy plus, Crazy Quick Cranberry Sauce for your holiday celebration- or just because! Think of all those yummy leftovers!!
↑ Simply Sweet – Sweet Potatoes above (with their holiday friends)
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Ingredients
Method
- Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork.
Microwave until cooked all the way through and no hard spots remain. About 8 – 10 minutes or so. ( Alternatively, can be baked in oven at 400* F for about 45 minutes to an hour – or until soft all the way through). Cool until you can easily handle them.
Slice open and scoop out insides of potatoes into a oven proof casserole dish.
Mash with a fork or potato masher until hard lumps are gone.
Add all the rest of ingredients and combine well.
Bake in oven at 350*F for about 15 minutes to heat through. Add marshmallows, if using, and cook a few minutes more.
***To brown marshmallows, turn oven to broil until marshmallows turn golden. Just a minute or two- don't let them burn!
**** This recipe can be made a day ahead and then reheated, adding marshmallows, if using, when ready to heat and serve.
