Mashed Maple Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Maple Sweet Potatoes might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. This recipe makes 12 servings with 248 calories, 2g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, brown sugar, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Place sweet potatoes onto the prepared baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until soft, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before peeling and placing into a large bowl.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2 quart casserole dish.
Mash the warm potatoes along with butter, cream, vanilla extract, brown sugar, salt, 1/2 cup maple syrup, 1 cup chopped pecans, and eggs.
Spread mashed sweet potato into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, and 1/4 cup of pecans.
Bake sweet potatoes in preheated oven until thoroughly hot, 30 to 35 minutes.