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Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down the dining room way! In his hands, a big ole bowl of Santa's Mashed Sweet Potatoes! They're creamy and caramel-sweet, with rich notes of butter and smoky brown sugar, plus warm cinnamon! The crumbles of succulent bacon offer a lovely balance to what's already a winter wonderland of tastiness! Santa's Mashed Sweet Potatoes are the perfect present to give your taste buds this year!
Ingredients
- 4-5 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 2-inch chunks
- kosher salt, to taste
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 1/3 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- black pepper, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -In a large pot of boiling water, add the sweet potatoes and the salt and boil, uncovered, until the potatoes can be easily pierced through with a fork, about 20-30 minutes.
Step 2 -Drain the potatoes well, then return them to the pot.
Step 3 -Let the sweet potatoes sit in the hot pot undisturbed, allowing any remaining water to evaporate.
Step 4 -Mash the sweet potatoes to your desired consistency.
Step 5 -In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 7-9 minutes.
Step 6 -Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain.
Step 7 -Once cool enough to handle, chop the bacon into small pieces.
Step 8 -In a microwave-safe dish, add the milk and the butter and microwave until the butter is melted.
Step 9 -Add the brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon to the butter mixture and stir to combine.
Step 10 -Pour 1/2 of the butter mixture into the mashed potatoes and stir to combine.
Step 11 -Add more of the butter mixture to the sweet potatoes, a little at a time, until your desired consistency is reached. You may not need all of the butter mixture.
Step 12 -Add most of the bacon to the sweet potatoes and stir to combine, reserving a small protion of the bacon for garnish.
Step 13 -Season the mashed sweet potatoes with the salt and the pepper.
Step 14 -Serve the potatoes garnished with the reserved bacon and the extra cinnamon.
