This Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe is sweet and creamy and made with super simple ingredients you probably already have at your home! They are perfect for the holidays but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them all year long!
Sweet potato is a healthier option of potato, get your forks ready to dip it into the most delicious and Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes! Naturally sweet, creamy and such a comforting side dish, perfect for Thanksgiving or any time!
If you’re looking for other side dishes, why not also try my delicious Parmesan Herbed Potatoes or my Roasted Garlic Mushrooms
Why you’ll love these Easy Mashed Potatoes!
- Easy! For this recipe I just boiled the potatoes and added cinnamon sugar, butter, milk and herbs. Literally sooooo simple.
- Rich and creamy. Sweet potatoes are so creamy with a lovely depth of flavor, top with some butter – just divine!
- A healthier take on mashed potatoes. Sweet potatoes are incredibly high in vitamin A and a nice alternative to white potatoes. This isn’t a super healthy side but it’s certainly packed with nutrients!
Ingredients you’ll need
- Sweet potatoes
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Milk (Optional)
- Fresh Thyme
- Melted butter: For melting (optional)
How to make these Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Parboil the potatoes – Place cubed sweet potatoes into a pot of boiling water until fork tender.
- Mash – Remove and drain all the water. Add in the remainder of the ingredients immediately and then mash to obtain a smooth and creamy texture.
- Garnish and serve – Transfer to a serving dish, flatten out the potatoes a little to give it a nice look and then add in the 1 tbsp. of melted butter on top. Garnish with fresh thyme and then serve. (optional)
Recipe notes and tips
- Buy small to medium sweet potatoes since these tend to be a little less starchy compared to the really large sweet potatoes.
- Cut your potatoes into big cubes. Cutting them up too small gives water more of an opportunity to make its way inside the potatoes and will make them too watery.
- Boil the water before adding in the potatoes.
- If you want a really creamy taste and texture, you can’t let the potatoes cool before mashing, you want to start mashing as soon as they are drained.
- Salt the water you cook them in.
- Drain well to avoid mushy potatoes.
- Tastes constantly! This is so important, season and taste often so you can get the right level of salt and pepper into the recipe.
- The milk is completely optional if you don’t want to add any dairy to it.
- The thyme is also optional for taste if you want to take that out
- Do not use a food processor.
- If you would like to whip the potatoes up in a cake mixer and use the whipping whisk, you can do so as well and transfer back to the pot.
- Use full fat milk, cheese and sour cream.
- Melt butter with herbs to infuse flavors if adding in herbs.
What do you serve with Mashed Sweet Potatoes?
EVERYTHING! Like seriously I eat it with almost everything! Whether it’s steak, grilled chicken, shrimp, fish, salmon, it goes well with all of them. I love having this dish as a side during holidays because it’s super easy to make and it’s very filling, not to mention super delish.
Consider making this Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes as one of your side dishes along side with your Turkey or ham or beef, whatever you like having during the holidays with your family!
What can I add in to this mash?
This easy side dish recipe is great as is, but you can also mix in loads of delicious ingredients. Here are some ideas:
- Chili pepper,
- Cilantro
- Coconut
- Garlic,
- Ginger
- Nutmeg,
- Rosemary
- Thyme
- Allspice
- Clove
- Lime
- Pineapple
- Carrot
- White Potatoes
- Pecans
What are the benefits of Sweet Potatoes?
These root vegetables are a rich source of fiber as well as containing a whole host of vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they’re a great source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C.
Other potato recipes you might like
- Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Herbs and Garlic
- Easy Homemade Mashed Potatoes
- Oven Roasted Parmesan Herbed Potatoes
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Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 6 whole sweet potatoes
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup milk optional
- 1 tsp. fresh thyme leave optional
- 1 tbsp butter melted for topping, optional
Instructions
- Fill a pot half way through with water and bring to boil.
- Peel and cube the potatoes then rinse.
- Transfer the potatoes into the pot and boil until fork tender.
- Remove and drain all the water. Add in the remainder of the ingredients immediately and then mash to obtain a smooth and creamy texture.
- Transfer to a serving dish, flatten out the potatoes a little to give it a nice look and then add in the 1 tbsp. of melted butter on top. Garnish with fresh thyme and then serve. (optional)
Notes
- Buy small to medium sweet potatoes since these tend to be a little less starchy compared to the really large sweet potatoes.
- Cut your potatoes into big cubes. Cutting them up too small gives water more of an opportunity to make its way inside the potatoes and will make them too watery.
- Boil the water before adding in the potatoes.
- If you want a really creamy taste and texture, you can’t let the potatoes cool before mashing, you want to start mashing as soon as they are drained.
- Salt the water you cook them in.
- Drain well to avoid mushy potatoes.
- Tastes constantly! This is so important, season and taste often so you can get the right level of salt and pepper into the recipe.
- The milk is completely optional if you don’t want to add any dairy to it.
- The thyme is also optional for taste if you want to take that out
- Do not use a food processor.
- If you would like to whip the potatoes up in a cake mixer and use the whipping whisk, you can do so as well and transfer back to the pot.
- Use full fat milk, cheese and sour cream.
- Melt butter with herbs to infuse flavors if adding in herbs.
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