Whipped sweet potatoes

Photo: Amira's Pantry

Baked sweet potatoes whipped with butter, cream, maple syrup, and cinnamon into a fluffy holiday side, sweet or savory depending on how you season it.

From Amira Mohamed at Amira's Pantry

An electric mixer turns baked sweet potato into something genuinely fluffy, not just mashed.

You need

• 4-5 medium sweet potatoes (about 3 lb)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 a stick unsalted butter (melted and warm)
• 2-3 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream (, warmed)
• 3 Tablespoon maple syrup (or to taste)

How to make it

1. Heat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with foil.
2. Scrub the sweet potatoes clean and set them on the baking sheet.
3. Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until soft all the way through.
4. Let them cool slightly, enough to handle safely.
5. Scoop the flesh into a deep bowl.
6. Add the maple syrup, 2 tablespoons of the cream, the melted butter, and cinnamon.
7. Beat with an electric mixer on low to start, then increase speed until the sweet potato is fluffy and fully whipped.
8. Fold in more cream if it needs loosening, then taste and adjust sweetness.

Written in our own words from Amira Mohamed's recipe, with their quantities. The original: Whipped sweet potatoes, Amira's Pantry.

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