Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: The Holiday Meal

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (49)

Cook Time:
1 hr 30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 6 large)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Scrub the potatoes, prick them several times with a knife or fork, and bake them for 1 hour or until very soft when pierced with a knife. Remove from the oven and scoop out the insides as soon as they are cool enough to handle. Place the sweet potato meat into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and add the orange juice, cream, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Mix together until combined but not smooth and transfer to a baking dish.

Bake the potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes, until heated through.

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M-Tisha Baton Rouge, LA 11-21-2009
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"I Can Wait To Make This for Thanksgiving!"
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am 26 years old and have been cooking most of my life so I am no stranger to cooking wonderful homecooked meals. This will... be my first year making sweet potato's and looking at this recipe I already have wonderful ideas to make it better. I am going to add chopped pecans before placing the sweet potato mixture in the baking dish and top with Marshmallows and a dark rum butter cream sauce during the last 10 mins of cooking time. I am excited to see how it will turn out!Read more
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Sarah San Antonio, TX 11-02-2009
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Big Success
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for a weeknight dinner for 2. I halved the recipe and switched the nutmeg and cinnamon measurements (there... should always be more cinnamon than nutmeg). It turned out fantastic, the OJ made it feel lighter and brought out the spices. This will definitely become my go-to sweet potato recipe.Read more
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Stephanie Daly City, CA 06-09-2009
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Thanksgiving hit
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made it for thanksgiving and all the kids and hubby who doesn't like sweet potatoes, really loved it. The test of success: no... leftovers.Read more
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Sxott Flower Mound, TX 01-18-2009
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Even my sweet potato hater liked it!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

A big hit overall with my family, but was a bit heavy on the nutmeg. Will definitely do this again many times over, just... reducing the nutmeg, although I did use dried nutmeg versus freshly grated. Was spectacular with a nicely-herbed, roasted pork loin.Read more
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katherine Hudson, CO 01-13-2009
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The BEST sweet potatoes - EVER!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I read all the comments on this page so I microwaved the potatoes in their skins for 20 minutes and they just slid right... outta their skins when done - EASY. I then followed the recipe exactly (except a little extra cinnamon) and they were the best ever. I will never go back to syrup and marshmellows again. These actually tased like a healthy vegetable that you would like to eat all day and didn't make you feel like your teeth would rot out. I took this to a neighbors house for Christmas Eve and came home empty handed, everybody had at least 2 helpings. The orange juice made this a recipe to remember.Read more
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Adam New York, NY 12-31-2008
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Perfect and easy dish
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I realized that I forgot to add the butter to the mix once I but them in to finish baking, but they were perfect and sweet... when we took them out... and a bit healthier minus the butter!Read more