My children have always been a little suspicious of sweet potatoes. Recently though, they broke down and tried my sweet potato puree (which they call “baby food”) and they all loved it! In fact, 4 year old Savannah now asks for it on a daily basis, so it will definitely be included in our Thanksgiving menu this year!
We started pureeing sweet potatoes at the end of last season, because our second digging of sweets didn’t get enough water, and were very stringy. I hated to waste them, so instead, I tossed them into the Vitamix
Sweet Potato Purée
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Sweet, but not too sweet, with just a touch of salt. My kids fight to lick the bowl!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup coconut oil (or butter)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cream (or milk)
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Wash, peel and cube sweet potatoes.
- Drop into boiling water and cook until tender (about 15 min)
- Drain potatoes and transfer them to a food processor or blender
- Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
- Adjust seasoning to taste
Nutrition Information
Calories: 2031 Fat: 74g Saturated fat: 59g Unsaturated fat: 11g Carbohydrates: 331g Sugar: 111g Sodium: 3142mg Fiber: 42g Protein: 23g Cholesterol: 67mg
This recipe is part of the 7 Days of Homemade Thanksgiving Recipes on the Homestead Blogger’s Network! Be sure to check out the other great side dish recipes on our link-up below!
Hi Heather! That sounds so delicious! How awesome that you raised your own sweet potatoes! I hope to do that next year! I have so much to learn about gardening still! Maybe I can learn how to grow sweet potatoes from you! Thanks for sharing! Blessings from Bama!
You will love growing sweet potatoes! They are pretty much my favorite thing to grow! They are easy to grow, have beautiful vines and flowers and when you dig them, the rewards are awesome! I hope you try it!