Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk

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These Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk are vegan but nobody will care once they take a spoonful.

Coconut Mashed Sweet Potatoes Cooking tips:

After you add the milk to the sweet potatoes you may need to let more moisture cook off the potatoes so give it 1 to 2 minutes to boil off the access liquid, as you continue to mash them. You can use a potato masher instead of a fork to speed up the process.

Can you make ahead?

Fridge: Sweet potatoes can be made a day in advance. Keep in an airtight container for 7 days max.

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Substitution Options:

You can use heavy cream, half and half or any other milk you like as a substitute for coconut milk.

what to serve with Coconut Sweet Potatoes?

• Sous-Vide Jerk Chicken
• Lemon Pepper Glazed Salmon
• Grilled Shrimp Chimichurri

Meal Ideas:

• Pecan Crusted Surf & Turf with Garlic Herb Grits
• 7 Day Meal Plan
• Jerk Salmon with Coconut Rice

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Recipe:

📖 Recipe

Coconut Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Kenneth Temple

The sweet potatoes are vegan but feel free to add a tablespoon or two of butter to take them to the next level.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Soul Food, Southern

Servings 4 persons

Calories 319 kcal

Equipment

• Dry measuring spoon
• Dry measuring cups
• Chef knife
• Cutting board
• 4 quart pot

Ingredients

  

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• 4 medium size sweet potato peeled chopped medium
• 1 teaspoon dry thyme
• 1 cup coconut milk or nut milk
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cane sugar
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

 

• Add sweet potatoes and dry thyme to a medium pot, cover sweet potatoes with water. Turn on the heat to high bring water to a rolling boil and cook for 20 minutes. Strain sweet potatoes and place back over hot burner. Add the coconut milk, kosher salt, black pepper, cinnamon, cane sugar and garlic powder to the pot and with a fork mash the sweet potatoes. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Notes

Tips for success: After you add the milk to the sweet potatoes you may need to let more moisture cook off the potatoes so give it 1 to 2 minutes to boil off the access liquid, as you continue to mash them. You can use a potato masher instead of a fork to speed up the process.

Nutrition

Calories: 319kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1295mgPotassium: 904mgFiber: 8gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 32078IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 4mg

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