Description
A cozy fall side dish - vegan mashed sweet potatoes. If you plan on doing some holiday entertaining for Thanksgiving or Christmas, these are a MUST MAKE!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes (about 3 cups when mashed)
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2/3 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice (about 2 oranges)
- A twig of fresh rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pinch of cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 star anise
- 1/3 cup coconut cream
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- First, choose your favorite method to cook your sweet potatoes (roasting, boiling, or steaming). Once the potatoes are fully cooked peel the skin off if desired. Set aside.
- Over medium heat, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the remaining spices (allspice, ground cloves, orange juice, rosemary, salt, cardamom, black pepper, and star anise). Cover and allow the spices to infuse with the butter and orange juice for five minutes.
- After five minutes, remove the sprig of rosemary and star anise and turn off the heat.
- Add the potatoes, coconut cream, and maple syrup to the pan. Mash the potatoes until you have your desired consistency.
- Garnish as desired and enjoy!
Notes
If you are making this for a large dinner party or holiday gathering, feel free to double or even triple the recipe depending on how many guests you have!
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 50 Minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1/2 cup
- Calories: 232
- Sugar: 5.2g
- Sodium: 252mg
- Fat: 7.1g
- Saturated Fat: 3.9g
- Carbohydrates: 40.4g
- Fiber: 5.8g
- Protein: 2.4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
