Roasted Maple Sweet Potato Mash

Sweet and buttery, this recipe for Roasted Maple Sweet Potato Mash is lusciously creamy and so incredibly delicious. This Thanksgiving side dish feeds a crowd and would look lovely on your table. Bonus, it can be made a day in advance.

📝 Ingredients

• 5 pounds sweet potatoes
• olive oil
• 6 tablespoons softened salted butter (plus 2 tablespoons for serving)
• 3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup (plus 1 tablespoon for serving)
• kosher salt (to taste)
• freshly ground black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat your oven to 375℉ (or 190℃).
2. 2Scrub sweet potatoes to remove any dirt and use a clean kitchen towel to dry.
3. 3Place sweet potatoes onto a rimmed, metal baking sheet and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Rub olive oil into the sweet potato skin.
4. 4Roast on the middle rack of your preheated oven for 1 hour or a knife cuts through effortlessly.
5. 5Once the sweet potatoes have cooled a bit and are safe to handle, remove the skin and place the warm sweet potato flesh into a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher.
6. 6Add in butter and mash until the butter is melted throughout and the sweet potatoes are creamy. For ultra-smooth sweet potatoes, use an electric hand mixer.
7. 7Use a rubber spatula to mix in 3 tablespoons of the maple syrup and 3/4 to 1 cup of heavy cream.
8. 8Add the sweet potato mash to a medium pot, cover and keep warm on low heat until ready to serve.
9. 9To serve; transfer the warm maple sweet potato mash to a serving dish, scatter the top with 2 tablespoon of softened butter (cut into pieces), drizzle with reserved tablespoons of maple syrup and grind fresh black pepper over top as well.