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Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Nutrivore Score: 380
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 183kcal
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Ingredients

  • 6 sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F. Clean sweet potatoes with water and a vegetable brush.
  • Place whole unpeeled sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake at 375F for 60-70 minutes, until soft when pierced with a knife.
  • Allow sweet potatoes to cool enough to handle. Gently peel of the skin (it should come off very easily) and discard. Place peeled baked sweet potatoes in casserole dish and mash using a wire potato masher. Stir in butter, salt and pepper.
  • Place mashed sweet potato back in the oven for 10-15 minutes to heat back up.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Amount per Serving
Calories
183
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
 
0.3
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
20
mg
7
%
Sodium
 
522
mg
23
%
Potassium
 
453
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
 
27
g
9
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
6
g
7
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
19106
IU
382
%
Vitamin C
 
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
 
43
mg
4
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

Purple and Japanese sweet potatoes tend to be less sweet whereas orange sweet potato varieties are very sweet. Orange sweet potatoes also tend to have much higher water content than purple or Japanese varieties which is the main reason for baking these sweet potatoes before mashing rather than boiling. Baking also concentrates rather than dilutes the flavor. Yes, these do take a little longer to make compared to boiling, but the hands-on time is decidedly less without all that peeling and chopping.