Name: Sweet Potato Puree with Browned-Butter Maple Syrup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 4 pounds sweet potatoes; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 4 1/2 teaspoons pure maple syrup; 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans

Sweet Potato Puree with Browned-Butter Maple Syrup

Recipe by Mackenzie Foster

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

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With just a modest amount of pure maple syrup, this version retains all the expected sweetness of the familiar dish.

Ingredients

4 pounds sweet potatoes
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 1/2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prick sweet potatoes a few times with a fork. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet until tender, 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
Scoop out flesh from sweet potatoes, and puree in a food processor with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt until smooth (you may need to do this in 2 batches). Season with pepper.
Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter; cook, swirling, until deep brown with a nutty aroma. Remove from heat; swirl in syrup. Reheat puree; transfer to a bowl. Pour butter over top; sprinkle with pecans.