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Vanilla Mashed Sweet Potatoes
In the cupboard are the sweet potatoes. I need a side dish. So is it baked sweet potatoes? Nah, how about sweet potato souffle, you know with pineapple? Nope. Like a presidential candidate, I just floundered trying to come up with a side dish using these potatoes.
This is why Al Gore gave us the Interweb, right? So I Google. Lotsa hits! Wow I figure. Gotta be something creative in this result set. And there was. As a matter of fact, I moused on over to Heidi’s 101 Cookbooks for this recipe.
This delicious side dish needed no alterations from its original form. I tell you, with the citrus, the vanilla, and the cream, I thought I was eating pie! I did add a little nutmeg just because I felt like grating. I really think that cinnamon would be a welcomed addition here as well.
So, if you have sweet potatoes and you want to go against the fray, the trite, the cliche, make this. Chances are, you’ve got everything you need right there in your pantry.
On another note…
I am participating in the Adopt-a-Blogger event put on by Kristen over at Dine and Dish. If you’ve not heard about this yet, it is an event where experienced bloggers; meaning those veteran bloggers, having been blogging for a year or more (note: I don’t meet that qualification) are paired up with a blogging n00b. Basically, it is a mentoring program and boy do I wish that I had had a mentor when starting out!
I want you to take some time and visit my adopted blogger Abby over at Manger La Ville. She is just getting started and by the looks of her blog, she will be a pro in no time. You know how you can just read the passion in someone? Well, I think she’s got it.
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16 comments
i'm thinking it's a nice thanksgiving side dish. oh my. did i just say thanksgiving??? manger la ville's blog is wonderful. i've started reading her and i am a fan! she's lucky to have you...
we love baked sweet potato but the additions here sound like such a good option.Now I have to go check out your adoptee
That looks wonderful! I've actually never seen this recipe by Heidi so thank you for pointing it out. I have been known to do really bad things to sweet potatoes like cover them in cinnamon and sugar and bake the concoction topped with marshmallow. This sounds like a much healthier alternative 
I'm adding this to the Thanksgiving roster! No one in my family really likes sweet potatoes except me, but I make it every year anyway. Perhaps this recipe will help change their minds! 
These sound so good. Thanks for all the nice comments. I love 101 cookbooks. I use her recipes all the time. 
Claudia: I know! Where does the time go? It would make a great side for Thanksgiving. The same, but different. I saw that you found Manger La Ville. I will help her all I can.Kat: We love them baked too. Be sure to watch for Manger La Ville. She has really great insights for such a young person.
Erin: Thanks. I've done the same as you with sweet potatoes; essentially turning them into a treat. This was a bit better.
Sharon: I bet this will get some converts for sure. The taste was excellent.
Abby: Thanks. You deserve the comments big time. Keep up the good work!
Awww...you've got a baby blogger. Congratulations!I've got sweet potatoes on the brain. I make them at the coffee shop. I have a few leftover and I need to make something with them. I can't do a mash, but Something with vanilla sounds wonderful...
Great side dish! This would go with so many great main meals. Thanks for sharing. 
You're right, I already have everything I need to make these. But I'm with Claudia - this is a shoo in for Thanksgiving. I can't WAIT for Thanksgiving. It was always my favorite day. But now... .well, I've learned so much in the last year, this is going to be the best one ever. 
I wandered over to your adopted blogger and she looks like she's doin' just great.
I can't get my head around this as a side dish for savouries! But it would be an amazing pie filling. Nik: Thanks. The vanilla really adds a complexity that I wasn't expecting.Robinsue: Prolly not linguine and clams, but it is a versatile side dish, I think.
Melissa: I think so too for TGiving. It is a bit away from norm, but still with tradition.
Foodycat: Wrap your head around it! The serve it with pork chops! :-)
Now that sounds right up my alley, Donald! I would totally eat this as a dessert! 
I adore sweet potatoes and love the addition of vanilla. It has got to get a little cooler here so I can start thinking about Thanksgiving. Will check out your adoptee's blog. 
mmm... going to have to try this for thanksgiving and sometime sooner... no eats sweet potatoes in my family but maybe this year! off to check out you adoptee! 
hola mi amigo.. how are ya?! man, it's been a minute since we've done our thing!! Let's make plans, and please add this to the menu!!! I'm so all about the squash, sweet potato or pumpkin!!!! 
Looks wonderful, I love sweet potato, I should have it more often! thanks for reminding me :-) 
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