Sweet Potatoes With Pear

Submitted by pavut

"This is a lovely looking dish, it is always a hit! Keeps well too."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 sweet potato, per person
• maple syrup
• heavy cream
• unsalted butter
• salt
• 1 ripe pear, for every 2 potatoes

directions

1. Wash the sweet potatoes, cut out eyes and bake at 375 to 400 until soft.
2. Place into a food processor and puree. Add 1 to 2 tbs. sweet butter per person. 1 to 2 tbs heavy cream. Salt and Maple syrup to taste. Add the un-peeled pear and puree. The pear is the "secret" that gives this dish complexity.
3. To be "fancy" you can pipe the dish onto the plate. Add a bit of fresh orange juice for variation. You may also use yams instead of sweet potatoes.