Candied Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by Jason Weiser

"This recipe was a result of several recipes I combined to come up with what I was looking for. I wanted a sweet potatoes casserole (not potatoes chunks), so I combined a few recipes and add a few steps."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 4 lbs sweet potatoes
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• marshmallows (optional)

directions

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