roasted orange scented mashed sweet potatoes

Name: Roasted Orange Scented Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 large sweet potatoes; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) oil; 1 stick(s) butter; 1 large navel orange

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Heather Stepniewski

Nashville, TN

Updated on Dec 24, 2013

Delicious side dish to accompany your holiday meal. Roasting the sweet potatoes caramelizes the natural sugars and makes it extra sweet without adding sugar. The orange zest just takes it to the next level.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

6 large sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons oil
1 stick butter
1 large navel orange

How To Make roasted orange scented mashed sweet potatoes

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Step 2

Wash sweet potatoes Cut sweet potatoes in half length wise Lay sweet potatoes on rimmed baking sheet
Step 3

Drizzle oil over sweet potatoes Sprinkle salt over sweet potatoes Rub sweet potatoes all over with oil and salt
Step 4

Lay sweet potatoes flesh side down on baking sheet Roast in preheated oven 30-45 min. til tender
Step 5

Remove from oven and let cool until you can handle them Remove skin from sweet potatoes Place sweet potatoes in bowl Add stick of butter Add all of zest from one orange Squeeze juice from same orange into bowl Mash sweet potatoes Add salt to taste.
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