Autumn Spiced Sweet Potatoes (South Beach)

Submitted by allie_from_cali

"Got this the other day from the SB newsletter--for phases 2 and 3."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb sweet potato
• 2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
• 1⁄4 tablespoon trans-free butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon allspice
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans (optional)

directions

1. Peel potatoes and chop into medium sized chunks.
2. Cover with water in large pot and boil until pieces are easily pierced with a fork.
3. While sweet potatoes cook, toast pecans on rimmed cookie sheet.
4. Remove sweet potatoes from water, add buttermilk, butter, and spices, and mash together.
5. With hand mixer or immersion blender, whip potatoes until smooth.
6. Transfer potatoes to serving dish and top with chopped pecans.
7. Serve immediately, or keep warm, uncovered, in a 200° F oven.

Reviews

[MamaDonna]

You proved it! Sweet potatoes don't need brown sugar and marshmallows to be delicious! I substituted a little half n half for the buttermilk and added a little extra cinnamon. They were wonderful. Thank you!

 

[s_madl]

Awesome. Made for Christmas dinner with ham and green beans. Added a tiny bit of Splenda to taste.

 

[DanielsWife]

Very good. These were a nice change of pace, and a real treat on the South Beach Diet. I added about a tablespoon of Splenda to sweeten it up a bit, and I didn't have allspice, so I added cinnamon and clove in addition to the nutmeg called for. Tasty!

 

[OneEye]

I made this for Thanksgiving, though I multiplied the recipe about four times since my yams were about 2 lbs total. When finished, I found the result a bit bland, so I added more butter, pepper, and nutmeg. All in all, a decent recipe, but I think I prefer my sweet potatoes slightly sweetened.

 

[sugarpea]

I'm so glad to find a delicious sweet potato recipe that doesn't use sugar.This was perfect.