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Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

So delicious and so easy to make, these roasted mashed sweet potatoes with bacon are the side you need to be serving this Thanksgiving and Christmas. Made with simple ingredients and wonderfully sweet, savory and creamy.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 266 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 lb dark-orange sweet potatoes about 4 potatoes
  • 8 lices Bacon cooked and crumbled (reserve 2 Tbsp for garnish)
  • 1 medium onion chopped (1 cup)
  • ¼ cup heavy cream or less
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • fresh thyme sprigs if desired

Instructions

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  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Pierce sweet potatoes all over with fork; place on cookie sheet with sides. Bake about 1 hour 15 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork. Let stand 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion to skillet and cook over medium-high heat 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
  3. Peel sweet potatoes; place in a large bowl. Mash potatoes with a potato masher or hand mixer until no lumps remain. Add heavy cream, thyme, salt and bground black lack pepper; mash until very smooth.
  4. Stir in onion and crumbled bacon to sweet potatoes until blended.
  5. Garnish with reserved bacon and thyme sprigs.

Notes

  • The sweet potatoes should be fork-tender when they are removed from the oven. Let them cool slightly before peeling them.
  • The heavy cream can be warm so that the sweet potatoes absorb it more easily. You can heat it in the microwave for 15 seconds or on the stovetop.
  • Roasting the sweet potatoes really brings out the natural flavors. If you are in a hurry, you can peel and boil them until fork tender instead or pressure cook them.

Nutrition Information

Calories 266kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 14mg (5%) Sodium 507mg (21%) Potassium 858mg (25%) Fiber 7g (28%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 32227IU (645%) Vitamin C 7mg (8%) Calcium 83mg (8%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 266

% Daily Value*

Calories 266kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Sodium 507mg 21%
Potassium 858mg 18%
Fiber 7g 28%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 32227IU 645%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Calcium 83mg 8%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.