Meghan
Smashed Sweet Potatoes are a simple side dish with the flavors of brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and orange.
Prep Time 12 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 42 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon heavy cream or milk
- 2 teaspoon unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- dash of ground nutmeg
- dash of ground cinnamon
- kosher salt (to taste, approximately 1/3 teaspoon)
- freshly ground black pepper (to taste, approximately 1/6 teaspoon)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Scrub potato and poke several times with a knife or fork. If desired, place on a plate in the microwave for about 5 - 10 minutes to get a head start on the cooking process.
Bake sweet potato in oven for about 1 hour (if you pre-cooked in the microwave, this may be as little as 30 minutes), or until very soft when pierced with a knife.
When sweet potato is cool enough to handle, carefully cut the skin and peel it off, scraping the insides into a large mixing bowl.
Using a stand fitted with a paddle attachment (or a handheld mixer or potato masher), combine the cooked sweet potato with the orange juice, cream or milk, butter, brown sugar, spices, and salt/pepper. Mix to desired consistency.
Transfer potatoes to a small baking dish and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until heated through.
Keyword gluten free, potatoes, side dish, vegetarian