Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Tyler's UltimateEpisode: Ultimate Thanksgiving

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (162)

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 375 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
judi Brookhaven, PA 11-27-2009
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Sweet and easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thought I would try something new with sweet potatoes this year when I saw this recipe on Tyler's Ultimate. Everyone at our... Thanksgiving dinner who tried these potatoes loved them. Most people commented on how sweet and tasty they were, like having dessert along with dinner. This one is a definite keeper, just like the other recipes from Tyler's kitchen. Keep them coming.Read more
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Mirella Redding, CT 11-27-2009
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Not what I had hoped
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Not a fan of this recipe at all. It was much too dry. On the advice of other reviews, I increased the number of potatoes and... decreased the bananas to two. The topping did not come out crumbly and it just wasn't tasty. We ended up throwing most of it out. If I were to try it again, I would make the topping more basic-without the flour, and I would add cream to the potatoes for more moisture.Read more
recipe Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
K Summit, NJ 11-27-2009
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Great Ingredients - A little Editing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The other comments confirmed my suspicion that the recipe as is would have too strong of a banana flavor. I was still drawn... to the easiness of the recipe and of course it's ingredients. I used 4lbs of potatoes (about 10-12) and only one regular size banana. I also drizzled a little honey and a little maple syrup in to the mixture -- not nearly totaling the 1/4 cup the recipe calls for. The dish turned out great; the topping is irresistible. It's borderline dessert! The potatoes also took about 60-90 minutes to roast. Read more
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andrea topeka, KS 11-26-2009
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so good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

wow i thought bananas in with sweet potatoes it wouldn't be right but it turned out great. also when i told my family what i... was making they where also not sure but now everyone wants me to make it every holiday. but they did tell me th mix it with yams as well. but all in all great.Read more
recipe Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
Peyton New York, NY 11-25-2009
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LOVE IT, MADE IT MY OWN!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This turned out fantastic...I did make my own creation though. Remember as your mashing keep tasting adding a little here and... there, that's the key to getting this recipe to your liking. I cheated and used (2) bags of Ore-Ida Steam and Mash Sweet Potatoes. Started out with (2) bananas in the oven, ended up only using (1) sm. banana for my taste. 1/2 stick of unsalted butter. Did use 1/4c Honey along with 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/8 tsp vanilla and a hint of salt as we do not like salt. Did not put the topping on. Turned out to be perfect with hint of each flavor. Not super sweet or the overpowering taste of banana. Remember, add a little ingredients, mash and taste that's how you'll get a terrific recipe!Read more
recipe Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
Michelle Mesa, AZ 11-25-2009
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My husband loves this
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't eat sweet potatoes, but I make them for my husband. This is the only recipe he requests on Thanksgiving!