I know I have praised the plain white potato but have I given accolades to the sweet potato. It is just as good as any vegetable, if not better. I have made dishes with butternut squash and sweet potatoes & carrots and sweet potatoes & savory sweet potatoes and risotto with sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are another veggie that you can mix and match with.
Instead of making sweet potatoes with a crunchy topping, I included the topping in the mashed sweet potatoes so every bite afforded one the opportunity to crunch a little. I do love creamy sweet potatoes but in actuality, these are better.
Slightly Crunchy Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
4 medium sweet potatoes
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons Rice Dream
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup chopped pecans, roughly chopped
If you want to add some melted butter or margarine, it will only add to it. I am cutting back on fats when I think they are not necessary.
Method:
Peel sweet potatoes and cube into one inch pieces.
Boil potatoes until tender, easy to mash.
Add all other ingredients and mash these together until smooth.
It was delicious.
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Mmmmmmmmmmm… Mmmmmmmmmm. That sounds good!!!!
Thank you!!!
“Nature goes her own way, and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.”
~Goethe
We mixed our sweet potatoes with parsnips this week.