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Mashed Maple Sweet Potatoes

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 17, 2010
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Sweet potatoes become even more delicious with the addition of maple-flavored syrup, nutmeg and pecans.

Mashed Maple Sweet Potatoes

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 3 lb red garnet or dark-orange sweet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Pierce potatoes with fork. Place potatoes in 9-inch square pan. Cover; bake about 1 hour 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.
  • Step 
    2
    Let potatoes stand about 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle; slip off skins and discard.
  • Step 
    3
    In 2-quart saucepan, heat maple syrup and butter to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Add potatoes to saucepan; mash potatoes with syrup mixture, using electric mixer on medium speed, until light and fluffy. Stir in salt and nutmeg. Sprinkle with pecans.

Nutrition

230 Calories
10g Total Fat
3g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
670mg
19%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
5g
19%
Sugars
14g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
540%
540%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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