I've never made a secret of the fact that I love sweet potatoes. Before I began a healthier way of eating, I loved them with tons of butter and brown sugar. Every holiday, I made them mashed with butter and sugar and topped with either marshmallows or bourbon- pecan topping.
Now, I pretty much just eat them plain. Or with a bit of sea salt.
I was given this dish when I went away on a blogger event in January, and I loved it so much that I snagged the recipe. I made it tonight to go with pot roast, and it was just as yummy as I remember.
Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Acai Mixed Berry
4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
4 cups V-8 V fusion Acai Mixed Berry juice
1 T packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup non fat sour cream
Heat the potatoes and the juice in a 4 qt saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 minutes (I think it took more like 20 in my house) until potatoes are tender. Drain, reserving the juice. Mash the potatoes with the brown sugar and sour cream and 1/4 cup of the juice. Add the remaining juice as needed until potatoes are the desired consistency.
Makes 12 servings
Calories 126
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 83 mg
Total Carbohydrates 30 g
Dietary fiber 3 g
Protein 2 g
4 cups V-8 V fusion Acai Mixed Berry juice
1 T packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup non fat sour cream
Heat the potatoes and the juice in a 4 qt saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 minutes (I think it took more like 20 in my house) until potatoes are tender. Drain, reserving the juice. Mash the potatoes with the brown sugar and sour cream and 1/4 cup of the juice. Add the remaining juice as needed until potatoes are the desired consistency.
Makes 12 servings
Calories 126
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 83 mg
Total Carbohydrates 30 g
Dietary fiber 3 g
Protein 2 g
Yum! That sounds good! I'll have to try it, although I live with a bunch of weirdos that don't like sweet potatoes. Where did they come from?
Posted by: Headless Mom | March 14, 2009 at 08:22 PM
This sounds yummy! I love sweet potatoes, too -- but nobody but the baby in my family eats them. I'll make this for her & me, though!
Posted by: Melanie | March 14, 2009 at 08:40 PM
I love sweet potatoes! We tried growing them last year in our graden but they didn't turn out so well. (got bruised very easily when we harvested them.) Maybe we'll try again this year....
Posted by: Lora | March 15, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Ooh, thanks for posting! I love sweet potatoes too, and actually you inspired me to start bringing one to work for lunch every day. I like how the recipe calls for some brown sugar but not a massive amount. I'll probably use reduced-fat sour cream instead, however.
Posted by: Megan | March 15, 2009 at 10:38 AM
sounds very very good.
Though I've never met a sweet potato I didn't like
Posted by: amy | March 16, 2009 at 07:32 PM
My favorite way to eat sweet potatoes is with salsa. Perfect balance of sweet and spicy.
Posted by: Kate | March 17, 2009 at 01:07 PM
Though I've never met a sweet potato I didn't like
Posted by: christian louboutin | June 08, 2010 at 04:27 AM