Time
60 min
Serving
5 persons
Calories
362
Sweet potatoes are delicious on their own, but it’s always tempted to gild the lily just a bit. Here, it’s mashed with butter, maple syrup and thyme to bring out their sweet, earthy flavor. You’ll need to allow one hour of hands-off cooking time to bake the potatoes, but you can make the whole dish ahead of time.
Ingredients
- sweet potatoes: 3 pound (medium-sized)
- unsalted butter: 6 Tbsp
- pure maple syrup: 6 Tbsp
- milk: 0.5 cup
- salt: 1 tsp
- black pepper: 0.25 tsp (freshly ground)
- thyme: 0.75 tsp (minced; fresh; plus a few sprigs for garnish)
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Stages of cooking
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Ingredients.
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Begin by pricking the potatoes with a fork and baking in a 400°F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. When they’re done, they’ll give easily when you squeeze them.
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While the sweet potatoes bake, melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
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Add the maple syrup, milk, salt and pepper.
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When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut them in half and scoop the flesh out into the butter mixture.
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Mash with a potato masher or fork.
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And then mash in the fresh thyme.
