Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Chile Recipe
Sweet potato mash made sweet and spicy with pumpkin pie spice and Chile powder made lighter.
Servings: 4
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 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
Serving size: 2/3 cup
WW Points: 4
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(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.
(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
Serving: 2/3 cup | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 605mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 24157IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg