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Mashed sweet potatoes in a gold rimmed bowl with melted butter and chives on top of the mashed potatoes.

Easy and Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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Ok, these Easy and Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes are to die for! Creamy, cheesy and oh so fluffy, these may just become your fave way to enjoy this great root veg!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 3 people
Calories 284 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 hand mixer can use a hand masher
  • cheese grater I use Zyliss brand cheese grater (can use a box grater)

Ingredients
  

  • 1-1.25 lb sweet potatoes peeled and cut into small pieces
  • ½ ts salt plus additional to salt the water
  • ½ ts pepper
  • ½ ts garlic powder
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 6 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon chives minced

Instructions
 

  • Peel and cut up your sweet potatoes into small pieces. Place the sweet potato pieces in a saucepan and add enough water to cover by one inch. Add a pinch of salt, and bring this to the boil on medium high heat.
    Cubes of sweet potatoes in water.
  • Cook the cut up sweet potato in lightly salted boiling water for 10 minutes or until fork tender then drain. Keep the water boiling on medium high heat, or turn it down a bit if the water is boiling over.
    Cubes of sweet potatoes in boiling water in a saucepan with a fork piercing one of the sweet potato cubes in the foreground.
  • Now turn off the heat and return the drained sweet potatoes to the saucepan. Then add butter, seasonings, Parmesan cheese and heavy cream.
    Cubes of sweet potatoes with cream, grated Parmesan cheese, butter, and seasonings in a saucepan.
  • Use a hand mixer on a low setting to mix until the mash is super duper fluffy! If you don't have a hand mixer, you can use a masher it's all good!
    Mashed sweet potatoes in a saucepan with a yellow silicone spoon and the whisk attachments of a hand blender in the bed of mashed sweet potatoes.
  • Now mix in your chives, and add extra butter on top when it's served if you like!
    Creamy mashed sweet potatoes with chives.

Notes

These mashed sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish!  Enjoy with your favorite mains any night of the week!

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 10gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 775mgPotassium: 596mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 21966IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 293mgIron: 1mg
Keyword mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potato
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