These mounds of flavorful mashed sweet potatoes nicely accompany turkey, ham and pork. They're even more impressive when piped into rosettes.
Sweet Potato Puffs
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 3 large (about 2 pounds) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Place sweet potatoes in 3-quart saucepan; add enough water to cover. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer covered about 20 minutes or until tender; drain. Shake potatoes in saucepan over low heat to dry.
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Step2Heat oven to 425°F. Mash potatoes in medium bowl until no lumps remain. Add remaining ingredients except 1 tablespoon butter and the ginger. Beat vigorously until potatoes are fluffy.
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Step3Drop potatoes by 1/2 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, forming 8 mounds. (Or spoon potatoes into decorating bag and form 8 rosettes.)
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Step4Brush 1 tablespoon melted butter over potatoes. Bake about 15 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with ginger.
Nutrition
165
Calories
9 g
Total Fat
3 g
Protein
20 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 165
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 55 mg
- Sodium
- 120 mg
- Potassium
- 350 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 3 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 100%
- 100%
- Vitamin C
- 12%
- 12%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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