Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Candied Maple Pecans
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Serves: 5
 
I like sweet potatoes just as they are, but the bits of candied maple pecans on top make them special.
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup unsweetened milk (almond, soy, or your choice of milk)
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup candied maple pecans
Instructions
  1. Scrub the sweet potatoes.
  2. Place in a steamer and steam for 20 minutes, until a fork pierces the potatoes easily.
  3. Cool sweet potatoes until you can handle them, cut off ends and any dark spots. You could peel them, but personally I blend them with the skins on.
  4. Blend in food processor or blender with ½ cup of almond, soy, or other milk.
  5. I like to leave a little texture, so I blend them on a low to medium speed until they are blended but not completely smooth and consistent. There will still be a few small specks of unblended sweet potato skin visible.
  6. Chop candied maple pecans.
  7. Serve mashed sweet potatoes onto plates, top with candied maple pecan bits.
Recipe by Fit and Fed at http://fitandfed.net/2012/01/27/mashed-sweet-potatoes-with-candied-maple-pecans/