Mashed Candied Sweets Recipes

MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Dice potatoes into 2" chunks.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain well and allow to sit in the colander a few minutes to make sure all water evaporates.
• Add butter to the potatoes and mash with a hand masher. Add cream or milk a little bit at a time to reach desired consistency. You may not need all of the cream.
• Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot and top with a dash of cinnamon if desired.

QUICK AND EASY MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
• Transfer potatoes to a large bowl; mash butter, garlic, basil, and thyme into the potatoes with a potato masher until smooth.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain. Transfer drained sweet potatoes to a baking sheet.
• Bake sweet potatoes in the preheated oven until dried, 3 to 4 minutes; transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher until no large lumps remain; add sugar, allspice, and cinnamon. Continue mashing potatoes until evenly seasoned; spoon into a casserole dish. Spread miniature marshmallows in an even layer over the sweet potato mixture.
• Bake in oven until marshmallows just begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Switch oven to broil; cook under broiler for 1 minute.

MASHED CANDIED SWEETS

Steps:

• 1. Cut potatoes into 1-inch pieces; cook in boiling salted water until very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well and remove to a large bowl. While potatoes are hot, mash with the remaining ingredients (except marshmallows). 2. To serve, spoon the potatoes into an oven-to-table dish and dot with marshmallows, if desired. Reheat in a 350°F oven until warmed through, about 15 to 20 minutes.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• With an electric mixer on low, blend potatoes, slowly adding milk, about 1/2 a cup at a time. Use more or less to achieve desired texture. Add butter and maple syrup to taste. Blend until smooth. Serve warm.

CANDIED MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wrap sweet potatoes in foil and bake on 350 until done (approx. 1 hr).
• Allow sweet potatoes to cool in foil, this will loosen the skin so you can peel them by hand.
• Peel skin off potatoes.
• In a sauce pan combine - Butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon & cayenne pepper. Melt all ingredients.
• In a mixing bowl combine potatoes and cream.
• With a mixer whip potatoes and cream (I used a stand mixer).
• once the potatoes and cream have come together to the consistency of mashed potatoes, fold in the mixture from the sauce pan.
• Pour mixture into a baking dish.
• Top with marshmallows (optional).
• Bake on 350 for 45 minute.

CANDIED SWEET MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat enough salted water to cover sweet potatoes (1/2 teaspoons salt to 1 cup water).
• Add potatoes and cover.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• Boil until tender, approximately 30 to 35 minutes; drain.
• Slip off skins and mash potatoes.
• Cover to keep warm.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a 10 inch skillet.
• Over medium heat, cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly.
• Pour mixture over mashed sweet potatoes and stir gently until heated through.
• Note; If you prefer, you can slice the potatoes instead of mashing them after you have removed the skins.
• Add to skillet with sugar mixture and stir gently until potatoes are glazed.