Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Easy savory mashed sweet potatoes with ginger and garlic. It’s a delicious side for weeknight or holiday meals!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 292kcal
- 2 pounds Sweet Potatoes peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1/4 cup Chicken Broth Bone Broth, Vegetable stock are good substitutes
- 1/4 cup Coconut Milk
- 2 tablespoons Ghee Butter or olive oil are good substitutes, use olive oil for elimination stage AIP
- 3/4 teaspoons Fresh Ginger peeled then grated, substitute with 1/4 teaspoon Dried Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper optional, omit for core AIP
Add the potatoes to a stockpot filled with water.Bring to a boil over high heat about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
Once the potatoes are finished, drain the water. In the same pot, add the broth, coconut milk, ghee, ginger, garlic, salt and pepper.
Use an immersion blender to blend the potatoes until smooth. Serve hot.
- You can use a potato masher, food processor, high-speed blender for this recipe; however, an immersion blender is much easier. It also means less dishes.
- If you like creamy sweet potato mash, then using a food processor or immersion blender is necessary to get the potatoes smooth.
- Substitute fresh ginger with 1/4 teaspoon dried ginger.
- You can turn this regular mashed potato recipe into a Sweet Potato Casserole but adding 2 eggs and 1/2 cup maple syrup to the mash, adding it to a small casserole dish, topping with marshmallows and baking it in the oven until it’s heated through, and the marshmallows are browned, about 25-30 minutes. It’s a great way to transform leftover mashed sweet potatoes.
- If you’d like to make your own bone broth for this recipe, this recipe is great.
- If you’d like to make your own ghee for this recipe, here’s an easy recipe.
Serving: 4(as a side) | Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 472mg | Potassium: 809mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 32176IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg