Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (76)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 to 12 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 5 min
Total:: 1 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

5 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
4 bananas, unpeeled
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup honey
Kosher salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork, put them in a roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes. Toss the bananas into the pan and continue roasting for 10 to 15 minutes, until both the bananas and potatoes are very soft. Remove the pan from the oven but don't turn the oven off.

When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh into a large mixing bowl. Peel the bananas and add them to the bowl along with 1 stick of the butter, and the honey. Season with salt and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until everything's well combined and the mixture is fluffy. Spoon into an oven-proof serving bowl and smooth the top.

In a separate mixing bowl, use your fingers to rub together the remaining stick of butter, the brown sugar, flour, and pecans until the mixture is the consistency of coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the sweet potatoes and return to the oven. Cook for about 20 minutes, until the crumbs are golden. Serve hot.

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recipe Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
Erin Tulsa, OK 11-25-2009
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Holiday staple
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We made this for the first time a few years ago and it's been a favorite every year. I find that I need to roast the sweet... potatoes for about an hour before adding the bananas in order to get them soft enough. Everything else is perfection! Read more
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David Fort Worth, TX 07-23-2009
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Banana Overpowering
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Maybe I'm just a sweet potato purist, but the banana completely overpowers the dish. Maybe it's just improperly named. If... it were called Roasted bananas with whipped sweet potatoes and honey we'd know what to expect.Read more
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Laura Maple Grove, MN 01-05-2009
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Good Spin on Sweet Potatos
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this dish for Christmas (4 people) and it was received okay. Some thought it was too sweet (per other reviews, I used... less bananas) and some said they were great. I say go for it...but use less banana.Read more
recipe Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
Niki Richmond, VA 12-26-2008
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So good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've never liked sweet potatoes but this was so good! It was very simple to make, I did however make a little more of the... topping. It got mixed reviews with the family, my mom didn't care much for the banana flavor but I feel thats what made it so fantastic! If your at all a banana lover you must try this recipe!Read more
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Sarah Columbus, OH 12-22-2008
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mixed reviews
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I made these for Thanksgiving and some liked it, some didn't. I thought it was pretty good, although the bananas were too... sweet to eat a very large portion...I agree that it was like a dessert. The one thing everyone liked was the topping, which was awesome, but I think the banana/sweet potato combination is something that you love or hate. With less bananas I can see it being suited for a variety of palates, but I think I'll just use the topping in the future.Read more
recipe Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
Jody Hewitt, NJ 12-22-2008
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Great Dish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for my husband and he and I both LOVED it!!! Yes, the potatos take longer then 45 minutes to cook, but so worth... the time. I will use this as our new Thanksgiving sweet potato dish. Thanks Tyler, all your recipes ROCKRead more