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    Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    Published: Nov 12, 2015 / 7 Comments

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    Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes, with butter, maple syrup, cinnamon and Montreal steak seasoning - a perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors! You'll love these potatoes! The recipe takes only 30 minutes to make - which includes 20 minutes to boil the potatoes!

    easy mashed sweet potatoes

    The Montreal steak seasoning combined with butter, cinnamon, and maple syrup make these potatoes truly the very best mashed sweet potatoes you'll ever have!

    This recipe is much easier than regular sweet potato casseroles, and it is healthier than many mashed sweet potato recipes as there is no milk and no heavy cream in the ingredients. The sweet potatoes themselves are really so creamy, there is no need for milk or cream.  Just add some flavorful seasonings and butter.

    Cooking tips

    • In this recipe, it is important that you melt the butter together with maple syrup and Montreal steak seasoning for 2-3 minutes before adding it to the already mashed sweet potatoes. This is done to soften the Montreal steak seasoning and to allow the flavors to blend together better.
    • This recipe only gets better the next day, after sitting in the refrigerator, which is all the better, since you can make it in advance!

    How to make mashed sweet potatoes

    It's easy!

    Peel sweet potatoes, slice them into small cubes and cook in boiling water for 20 or 30 minutes, until soft. Rinse and drain.

    cook cubed sweet potatoes for 20 or 30 minutes until soft

    In a large bowl, using a fork or a potato masher, mash sweet potatoes.

    mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher

    In the mean time, in a medium skillet or pan, heat butter, maple syrup, Montreal seasoning on small-medium heat, until the butter is melted and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes on low heat (to soften Montreal seasoning). Add the butter-maple-syrup-Montreal-seasoning mixture to mashed sweet potatoes and mix well.

    add butter, maple syrup, cinnamon and Montreal steak seasoning to mashed potatoes

    4.80 from 5 votes

    Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes, with butter, maple syrup, cinnamon and Montreal steak seasoning - a perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors! You'll love these potatoes! The recipe takes only 30 minutes to make - which includes 20 minutes to boil the potatoes!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories per serving 249 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 2.5 pounds sweet potatoes
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • 4 tablespoons butter
    • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Montreal seasoning

    Instructions 

    • Peel sweet potatoes, slice them into small cubes and cook in boiling water for 20 or 30 minutes, until soft. Rinse and drain.
    • In a medium skillet or pan, heat butter, maple syrup, Montreal seasoning on small-medium heat, until butter is melted and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes on low heat (to soften Montreal seasoning).
    • In a large bowl, using a fork or a potato masher, mash sweet potatoes. After the potatoes are mashed, add the butter-maple-syrup-Montreal-seasoning mixture and the cinnamon.  Mix well.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Mashed Sweet Potatoes
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    249
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    7
    g
    11
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    25
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    20
    mg
    7
    %
    Sodium
     
    171
    mg
    7
    %
    Potassium
     
    651
    mg
    19
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    42
    g
    14
    %
    Fiber
     
    5
    g
    21
    %
    Sugar
     
    11
    g
    12
    %
    Protein
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    27060
    IU
    541
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    4.5
    mg
    5
    %
    Calcium
     
    71
    mg
    7
    %
    Iron
     
    1.3
    mg
    7
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. TaLi

      May 21, 2020 at 11:00 am

      Absolutely delicious! I was in a pinch because I didn't have any milk in my house so I was researching mashed sweet potato recipes without milk or cream. WOW you will not be disappointed! Rich, creamy, a tad sweet, a pinch spicy, and honestly just down right decadent. I will definitely use this recipe again especially since it got my teenager who hates sweet potatoes to eat them with a smile. Great job and thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Barbara Rooth

      November 18, 2019 at 10:17 am

      What kind of Montreal Seasoning? Steak or chicken?

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 21, 2020 at 1:17 pm

        Steak Montreal seasoning.

        Reply
    3. Mia

      December 16, 2018 at 5:44 pm

      When do you add the cinnamon?

      Reply
      • Julia

        January 11, 2019 at 8:04 pm

        I just corrected the recipe!

        Reply
    4. Shirley

      April 05, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      Did you use yams or sweet potatoes in this recipe?

      Reply
    5. Kathleen

      November 17, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      Love this combo. The seasoning sounds interesting. I can't wait to try them 🙂

      Reply

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