Low calorie maple mashed sweet potatoes
No sugar, very low fat, and just as tasty as regular mashed sweet potaotes but with half the calories. Recipe from Tom Venuto's Burn The Fat Blog - www.BurnTheFatBlog.com
Servings: 6
Calories: 170kcal
Equipment
- pot, stockpot or Dutch oven
- hand mixer or immersion blender
Ingredients
- 1020 g sweet potatoes, peeled (36 oz)
- 60 g lowfat sour cream (1/4 cup)
- 2-4 Tbsp nonfat milk (to desired smoothness)
- 60 ml ml Sugar free maple syrup (1/4 cup)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (or to taste)
- 2-3 tsp calorie-free brown sugar (everythritol, stevia, etc) (or to taste)
- 1.5 tsp salt, divided (1 tsp for cooking water, 1/2 tsp in potatoes)
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potatoes.
- Chop potatoes into even chunks about an inch wide.
- Put potatoes in pot and fill with cold water until covered.
- Add 1 teaspoon salt to the water.
- On stove, turn heat onto high. Bring water and potatoes to a full boil (about 10 - 12 minutes).
- Lower heat to a simmer or low boil (just over medium) for about 15 minutes or up to 20 minutes, until they are fork-tender.
- Drain boiled potatoes in a colander/strainer.
- Put potatoes in a large mixing bowl, add sour cream, milk, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt.
- Mix and mash with a masher (or immersion blender) until creamy. Serve fresh and hot, or refrigerate in airtight container and reheat later.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.1g | Protein: 3.3g | Fat: 1.2g