Recipe

Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 whole orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
  • 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • Orange juice (about 1/2 cup at a time, until desired consistency)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • Cinnamon (to taste)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • Honey (for drizzling)
  • Optional toppings:
  • Walnuts
  • Pecans
  • Bacon bits (or other preferred toppings)

Steps

1

Bake 4 whole orange fleshed sweet potatoes in a 425 degree oven until soft when squeezed - for approximately 45 minutes.

2

When cool enough to handle, scoop the flesh out into a bowl and discard the skins. Add 6 tablespoons of room temperature butter, 1/2 a cup of orange juice time until desired consistency (up to 1.5 cups of orange juice). Add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Add salt, pepper to taste, and finally finish with about 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Use an electric beater or hand masher to combine all ingredients and to achieve a nice soft consistency.

3

Place in a greased baking dish and top potatoes with pads/ pieces of butter (3 tablespoons). Then, lightly drizzle with honey, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Always taste tests to make sure your seasonings are correct!

4

Place in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes to heat and serve.

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OPTIONAL: you can also top the sweet potatoes with walnuts, pecans, bacon bits, or any other topping you think is good, before baking. OPTIONAL: for more orange flavor add the zest of one orange to the mixture.

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