Steakhouse Mashed Sweet Potatoes

My family and I were traveling through Southern California and we stopped at a random steakhouse and had mashed sweet potatoes JUST LIKE THESE. I guessed on the ingredients and they turned out fabulous.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons  regular sweet butter
• 2  tablespoons milk or 2  tablespoons heavy cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 -1 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract (to taste)
• 3  dashes ground nutmeg
• 2  lbs sweet potatoes, quartered lengthwise, and cut into 1/4 inch-thick (2 large or 3 medium to small potatoes) or 2  lbs  yams, peeled quartered lengthwise, and cut into 1/4 inch-thick (2 large or 3 medium to small potatoes)
•  nutmeg, to taste after mashed
• 1⁄2 tablespoon butter, to taste

Directions

1. Combine sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, vanilla and nutmeg in a large saucepan.
2. Bring to a slow boil, reduce, cover and cook over low heat stirring the sugar & milk mixture onto the potatoes.
3. Cook for approximately 30-45 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, mash in a large bowl combining the sugar, milk vanilla mixture into the potatoes.
5. For more buttery potatoes, add ½ teaspoon of butter while mashing.
6. Shake ground nutmeg over potatoes to taste.
7. If you want a slightly browned version, place potatoes in Pyrex pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350°F for a crispy outer layer.