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Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Savory sweet potatoes mashed with garlic and topped with a bit of bacon.

Morsels of Life - Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes - Savory sweet potatoes mashed with garlic and topped with a bit of bacon.

As many of you know, I'm a fan of potatoes. All sorts of potatoes. Well, one super easy way to have potatoes is mashed potatoes. Especially when I just need something fast or if I need to get more groceries. I thought I'd try something similar with sweet taters, especially after I saw this recipe on Skinny Taste. Why not make the mashed sweet potatoes a bit savory instead of overly sweet? I did, and I'm glad to report - they're even better than the sweet version! The contrast between the sweet potatoes and savory bacon worked really well with the garlic. Plus, they're much easier and healthier than the usual sweet potato casserole.

What's your favorite sweet dish made savory or savory dish made sweet?


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Savory sweet potatoes mashed with garlic and topped with a bit of bacon.

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Yield: 6 servings

Materials:

Mass Weight Volume Number Material Notes
1 tablespoon 3 strips bacon, crisped and crumbled Or bacon bits
1 tablespoon 3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup milk
2 pounds sweet potatoes, chunked


Methods:

Morsels of Life - Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes Step 1 - Gather all materials. 1. Gather all materials.
Morsels of Life - Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes Step 2 - Cook sweet potatoes in the smallest amount of water required. (Less water added means less water to boil off at the end to reach desired consistency.) Mix in garlic. 2. Cook sweet potatoes in the smallest amount of water required. (Less water added means less water to boil off at the end to reach desired consistency.) Mix in garlic.
Morsels of Life - Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes Step 3 - Mash garlic and potatoes together. Add in bacon bits, reserving some for topping. 3. Mash garlic and potatoes together. Add in bacon bits, reserving some for topping.
Morsels of Life - Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes Step 4 - Stir, mix, or mash in milk. Serve with bacon bits sprinkled on top. 4. Stir, mix, or mash in milk. Serve with bacon bits sprinkled on top.

18 comments:

  1. I love sweet potatoes... reminds me that I haven't had one in awhile.. yum!! Thanks for linking up to tasteful Tuesdays... YOU are featured today... head over and check it out... I've shared your feature on all my favorite social media and I would love for you to as well!!! thanks! EMily@nap-timecreations

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  2. Thanks for the feature! I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy these savory mashed sweet potatoes. :)

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  3. Every recipe you share is absolutely beautiful and looks delicious! Thanks for linking up with "Try a Recipe Tuesday." Hope you can link up with us again this week.

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  4. Thank you! I definitely plan on linking up again this week. It's good to be back after a break. :)

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  5. Awesome recipe. Pinned also. Linda @Crafts a la mode

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  6. Thanks! Hope you enjoy! I like it as an alternative to overloading on sugar. :)

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  7. These sound so delicious!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  8. I like the twist and mixing sweet with savory. Hope you enjoy!

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  9. I love sweet potato and garlic such a great combination. Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at #anythinggoes

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  10. It's definitely a surprisingly yummy combo! Hope you get a chance to try it out. :)

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  11. I love all potato too. This recipe looks like it would be wonderful. I would just add a little butter to the mix. Sharing this on SU
    Kathleen
    Fridays Blog Booster Party #31

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  12. Thanks for sharing! The butter sounds like a wonderful idea - makes everything yummier. :)

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  13. I love anything with garlic! Thanks for linking up to Simply Natural Saturdays!

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  14. The garlic adds a surprisingly pleasing savory-ness to the sweet potatoes. Still sweet, but not too sweet. :)

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  15. You really got me there with the bacon. This is the second savory sweet potato dish that linked up this week! Can't wait to try them both. Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.

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  16. Bacon always makes things taste better. :) Hope you enjoy these savory Garlic Sweet Potatoes!

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  17. I'm the savory girl so I totally LOVE your option! Thanks for sharing with us at #TryaBiteTuesday, I've tweeted & pinned to pass the word - please join us again this week with another yummy recipe!

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  18. You and me both! Thanks for stopping by, and I'll try to stop by again. :)

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