Mashed Sweet Potatoes in the Slow Cooker

Sweet potatoes cook up easily in the slow cooker and are blended with a touch of maple syrup, cream, and spices in this simple side dish recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 156 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 6 cups peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup water
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 cup butter, sliced
• 10 miniature marshmallows, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray.

Step 2

Place cubed sweet potatoes in the slow cooker. Add butter and water.

Step 3

Cook until sweet potatoes are soft when pricked with a fork, 4 hours on Low or 2 hours on High. Turn slow cooker off. Add maple syrup, brown sugar, heavy cream, maple extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to the slow cooker and blend with an immersion blender. Garnish with mini marshmallows.