You can’t have anything better than this mashed sweet potato recipe with brown sugar. Talk about YUM! They are perfectly sweet and buttery, keep you coming back for more. It is a great and easy Thanksgiving side dish recipe that you know everyone will enjoy.
Since this is such a creamy sweet potato recipe it will be sure to make it to the top of your “must make again” list no matter what time of the year it is. Plus, it is an easy mashed sweet potato recipe with simple directions.
What is also nice is that they make for great leftovers or even if you wanted to make them up ahead of time so you have one less thing to worry about on Thanksgiving. The smashed sweet potatoes will reheat well and taste just as great as the first day.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our mashed sweet potato recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- Milk
- Butter
- Honey
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Nutmeg
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe
- To begin, start by bringing a large pot of water to boil.
- Once the water is boiling rapidly, place the chunks of sweet potatoes into the water carefully.
- Then reduce the heat down to medium and let the potatoes cook until they are tender, which will be about 20-30 minutes or so.
- When the potatoes have become tender, use a colander and pour the potatoes into the colander to drain the water.
- Pour the boiled sweet potatoes into a large mixing bowl and use a potato masher to mash the potatoes down until they are smashed to your personal preferences.
- Next, you will need to add the milk slowly and mix it into the potatoes.
- Once that is done, add the butter, honey, brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg into the mashed potatoes.
- Continue to mix everything together until the butter is completely melted.
- Then, serve the mashed sweet potatoes warm and topped with a little extra butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar if you want, and then dig in!
Frequently Asked Questions
Generally, when people think of mashed potatoes they automatically think of using russet potatoes, red potatoes, or Yukon gold potatoes, all of which will work wonderfully. You treat the sweet potato the same as the others by washing, peeling, and chopping up the potatoes and then boiling them until they are tender. The only true difference here is that just like with most sweet potato recipes, you will be adding brown sugar, whereas with the others you do not add any sure, rather you would add herbs if you wanted.
For the best tasting mashed sweet pot recipe, I would definitely remove the skin of the potatoes. If you are wondering if you can eat the skin of sweet potatoes, the answer is definitely yes! And Eating Well gives you great ideas for eating the skin of the sweet potato.
There are so many things that you can make with sweet potatoes. We went to stay towards the hearty meals of chicken, steak, pork, and sometimes some ground beef recipe. They truly are a very versatile side dish option, and (most) everyone loves them.
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Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
- ⅓ cup milk, (more or less, depending on desired texture)
- 4 Tablespoon butter
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add in the sweet potatoes, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the potatoes are tender (about 20-30 minutes, depending on how large of pieces you cut them into).
- Drain the water and place the potatoes in a large bowl.
- Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes until they reach the desired consistency. Slowly pour in the milk and mix in.
- Add the remaining ingredients until everything is blended together and the butter is melted.
- Serve warm topped with a little bit of cinnamon, brown sugar, and butter (if desired).
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The honey and brown sugar add the perfect sweetness. So creamy and delicious!