Sweet and Spicy Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

These twice-baked sweet potatoes flavored with maple syrup, chipotle peppers, and creme fraiche have delicious sweet and spicy notes.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 19 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 39 mins
• Calories: 647 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup creme fraiche
• 4 sweet potatoes
• 2 teaspoons pureed chipotle peppers

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet.

Step 3

Bake sweet potatoes in the preheated oven until soft, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Peel sweet potatoes. Pass flesh through a ricer set over a bowl.

Step 5

Combine heavy cream and chipotle pepper puree in a saucepan over low heat; bring to a simmer. Measure 1/4 cup of the chipotle cream into a small bowl.

Step 6

Stir butter, maple syrup, and creme fraiche into the remaining chipotle cream in the saucepan. Stir enough of the mixture into the mashed sweet potatoes to reach desired consistency; season with cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

Step 7

Grease a baking dish with butter and fill with sweet potato mixture. Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup chipotle cream on top.