Mashed Sweet Potato

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 142.6

Total Fat: 7.0 g
Cholesterol: 17.8 mg
Sodium: 142.6 mg
Total Carbs: 17.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
Protein: 2.1 g

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Introduction

I love sweet potatos better than white and this is a nice alternative. This is not an exact science. All you need is a very soft cooked sweet potato (microwaved is okay too), and butter, salt, and possibly brown sugar (or sugar altherative) to your taste. I love sweet potatos better than white and this is a nice alternative. This is not an exact science. All you need is a very soft cooked sweet potato (microwaved is okay too), and butter, salt, and possibly brown sugar (or sugar altherative) to your taste.

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato

1/4 c. milk (or as much as needed to reach desired consistency)

1 tbl. butter (margerine, smart balance, all work fine)

.25 tsp. vanilla extract (optional)

salt to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash sweet potato, spray with non-stick cooking spray, wrap in foil and bake for 45 minutes or until very soft.
Once it has cooled a bit, peel the baked potato and put in a bowl with butter and vanilla extract (which is optional) and mash. Add milk slowly as you mash it together so as to reach your desired consistency.

Optional- add brown sugar (or sugar substitute), cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, or pumpkin spice; whatver you like to suite your personal palate.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LARUSE.