These mashed sweet potatoes are a creamy mashed potato side dish recipe made with sweet potatoes mashed with maple syrup and warm spices. This potato side dish recipe is perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner and a great holiday side dish recipe.
Mashed sweet potatoes are an easy potato side dish recipe made with sweet potatoes boiled, mashed and mixed together with milk, maple syrup and warm spices. This healthy comfort food side dish is the perfect creamy mashed potato recipe.
We love serving this dish as an easy weeknight dinner side dish or making it into a meal prep recipe. We also love serving the easy side dish at holiday dinners for a Thanksgiving side dish and Christmas dinner recipe.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- One Pot Recipe
- Quick & Simple Ingredients
- Healthy Comfort Food
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Sweet Potatoes - Sweet potatoes are a very nutrient-dense, flavor-filled food and make delicious mashed potatoes.
- Maple Syrup - Maple syrup enhances the sweet flavors naturally present in the sweet potatoes. It also compliments the warm spices in the dish.
- Milk - Milk helps to make creamy mashed potatoes.
- Spices - Cinnamon and nutmeg add warm flavors to the dish while the salt enhances all of the flavors.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools and Equipment
- Potato Peeler - A potato peeler helps to easily peel the potatoes.
- Knife - You need a knife to cut the potatoes into chunks.
- Cutting Board - We love to use wood cutting boards when cutting the potatoes.
- Large Pot - A large pot or Dutch oven is necessary for boiling the potatoes.
- Potato Masher - A potato masher helps to mashed the potatoes.
How to Make Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Step 1. Peel and cube the potatoes.
Step 2. Add water to the pot and boil the potatoes.
Step 3. Drain the water from the pot.
Step 4. Mash the potatoes.
Step 5. Add the spices, milk and maple syrup to the pot.
Step 6. Stir to mix the potatoes and ingredients together to serve.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes the perfect amount to serve 6 people as a side dish. You can serve this dish as a holiday side dish but we also love meal prepping these mashed potatoes to add to easy weeknight dinners.
If you like this recipe, you will love our other easy side dish recipes.
Expert Tips & Variations
- Chop the potatoes into small cubes to boil. This helps the potatoes to boil quicker.
- Make ahead side dish. You can easily make this recipe ahead of time and serve the next day. If you are making these mashed potatoes for a holiday dinner, make them the day before and store in the fridge overnight. Simple warm them up the next day to serve.
- Sweeten with brown sugar. If you don't like maple syrup or want the dish to be sweeter, substitute brown sugar in place of the maple syrup.
How to Store Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Refrigerator - Up to 4 days in an airtight container
Recipe FAQ
We recommend peeling the potatoes so the mashed potatoes are extra creamy and smooth. If you prefer a chunkier texture to your mashed potatoes, you can leave the skins on.
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Mashed sweet potatoes are a creamy mashed potato side dish recipe made with sweet potatoes mashed with maple syrup and warm spices for a delicious healthy comfort meal.
Ingredients
- 6 large sweet potatoes
- ½ cup milk
- 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Wash, peel and dice the sweet potatoes into chunks.
- Add the chunks to a Dutch oven or pot.
- Pour water into the pot to cover the potatoes.
- Place the pot on the stovetop and turn the burner to medium to bring the water to a boil.
- Boil the potato chunks until they are fork-tender.
- Once the potatoes are fork-tender, remove the pot from the stovetop and drain the water.
- Use a potato masher to mash the sweet potatoes.
- Pour the milk into the mashed potatoes and stir the milk into the potatoes to make them creamier.
- Add the maple syrup, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Use the masher to mash and mix everything together until the potatoes are very creamy.
- Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 201Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 428mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 6gSugar: 19gProtein: 4g
