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WW Recipe of the Day: Sweet Potato Mash with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Chimayo Chile Powder
Mashed sweet potatoes with pumpkin pie spice, chile powder and a little orange juice. Sweet, spicy and delicious.
They are my attempt to recreate the delicious mashed sweet potatoes that came on my husband’s plate when out for dinner this week. I chose the restaurant – which specializes in Southwestern flavors – because I wanted to indulge in their terrific fish tacos, which were as great as ever.
But the stars of the show for me were the mashed sweet potatoes on Rod’s plate – the perfect mix of sweet and slightly spicy.
I felt like I could recreate them by stirring in a little pumpkin pie spice and red chile powder (I used Chimayo chile powder from New Mexico, but if you don’t have it, I think a pinch or two of cayenne would work).
My sister just a day or two earlier, had told me how much she loved to dust sweet potato oven fries with pumpkin pie spice – something I had never tried.
So, last night I decided to give them a try. I used Ellie Krieger’s recipe for mashed sweet potatoes with orange essence from The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life (affiliate link) and adapted it.
They were a yummy accompaniment to our turkey burgers and roasted brussels sprouts.
You may think of sweet potatoes as Thanksgiving food and these would be wonderful at your next holiday dinner. But they are so good—and good for you—I like to eat sweet potatoes all year long.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Pumpkin Pie Spiced Mashed Sweet Potatoes?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 150 calories.
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5 SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
0 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Recipe Notes and Favorite Variations
According to the cooking sources I checked, it’s better to steam sweet potatoes than boil them, to prevent them from becoming water logged.
Some other yummy seasonings for sweet potatoes, I want to experiment with include: orange zest, pineapple, candied ginger (affiliate link), bourbon, chopped toasted nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger, lime, maple syrup, honey, lemon.
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Chile Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon Chimayo chile powder, or to taste (Try a pinch or two of cayenne if you don’t have red chile powder)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a steamer basket (affiliate link) fitted over a large pot of boiling water, cook the sweet potatoes, covered, until they are tender when pierced with a knife, about 15 minutes.
- While the potatoes are steaming, in a small saucepan, warm the buttermilk gently over very low heat. (Don’t let it boil because it will curdle.)
- Drain the potatoes and place them back in the pot. Add the warm buttermilk, orange juice, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, chile powder and salt and mash until smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 5 SmartPoints (Green plan) 5 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 0 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) According to the cooking sources I checked, it’s better to steam steam sweet potatoes, than boil them to prevent them from becoming water logged. Some other yummy seasonings for sweet potatoes, I want to experiment with include: orange zest, pineapple, candied ginger, bourbon, chopped toasted nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger, lime, maple syrup, honey, lemon.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life (affiliate link) by Ellie Krieger
Why warm the buttermilk? If it’s not becoming a sauce with the orange juice and brown sugar, what does warming it do?
Hi Diana,
According to the Kitchn website: Warm dairy is absorbed faster and more easily, with less stirring than its cold counterpart, resulting in an easier, creamier mash. Hope this helps. ~Martha
Could I use butternut squash with the same or similar results?
Hi Buffie, I haven’t tried this with butternut squash but feel that it would work well. Let us know how it turns out for you if you try it. ~Martha
Great notes, great way to spice up those sweet potatoes! Keep those recipes coming
This sounds wonderful and it has terrific color. I know my family will love this. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary