On Pinterest, I saw some chipotle mashed sweet potatoes that caught my eye.
Sweet and spicy?!? Yum.But the recipe called for 4 large sweet potatoes and 1 chipotle pepper (plus a bit of sauce) from a can. I had 1 large sweet potato. So I wasn’t about to open a can of chipotle peppers to make this happen.
There were also some other ingredients, but I felt it was making the whole process more complicated (and less healthy) than it needed to be.
In my opinion, sweet potatoes rarely need lots of extra ingredients. They are already sweet on their own, especially when cooked in the oven or on the grill. They are already creamy when mashed. I won’t even get started with all the reasons why sweet potatoes are an excellent addition to anyone’s diet!
Anyways, I decided to improvise. And I’ll tell you what . . . . this side dish was excellent.
Maple Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes (2 servings)
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 t. maple extract or 2 t. pure maple syrup
- 1 t. ground red chipotle pepper powder
- dash of sea salt
- (optional, but highly encouraged) dash of chipotle hot sauce
I will definitely be making this again. It’s especially perfect (i.e. easy) for serving two!
Happy Halloween!
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looks delicious. I have some leftover mashed sweet potatoes (potatoes, olive oil, and salt). I think I’ll add the maple syrup and chipotle seasoning to them for dinner tonight…or maybe lunch since that’s the next meal I get to eat!
this looks supremely delicious! Our college has an abundance of sweet potatoes that they’re giving away (college of ag — extra from the harvest apparently) and I’m going to have to pick some up now.
They’re giving them away?!? That’s awesome–go stock up!
Great recipe!
I never thought to add chipoltle to my sweet potatoes. Love it!
Michelle, you’ve seriously been sharing so many delicious sounding recipes. I mean really, you are an amazing cook
That looks wonderful! And the cilantro is such a great touch.
I’m with you on sweet potatoes–they’re just so good! I would eat them at every meal if I didn’t think I would turn bright orange from it
I totally agree!