Mmm.. I like to bake them, mash them with a little milk (just use a fork) and put cinnamon and honey on. I skip the honey sometimes though. =3
They're really good with peas.
Melted Peanut Butter is good in moderation! =]
anddd Sugar free Maple Syrup!
Also, these mashed sweet potatoes with vanilla & dried cherries were quite good (FYI: I used skim milk & less than 2 tbsp of butter though)! http://www.wish.ca/food/recipe/438/
Thanks for the responses! I'll have to try them. I especially like the idea of peanutbutter.
Original Post by trillian129:
Cinnamon is awesome, also try garlic salt, or just regular old S&P.
garlic pepper will add awesome flavor to almost ANY vegetables.
Yay! you like mine =]]]]
Let me know what you think! =]
I find sweet potatoes to be more than flavorful enough without adding stuff to them, but thats just me
Sometimes I could suckerpunch the person who invented the need to top everything (salt, pepper, butter, sugar, etc) why cant we just eat thingsnaturally?
I love sweet potatoes:
1. Mashed with real potatoes (1 sweet potato for about 4 reg potatoes) and topped off with onion fried up in a little olive oil.
2. I also use sweet potatoes in the oven with other veggies to make a nice side dish to protein (so cauliflower, carrots, green beans, a potato, onions, a tomato and sweet potato, seasoned with a little olive oil, salt , pepper and oregano)
3. Sweet potato and acorn squash soup: 1 sweet potato , 1 acorn squash, about 4 carrots, 2 onions, 3 tomatoes, 1 red pepper, maybe a parsley root (if u like the taste) cook in a big cooking pot with 2 tbspn of olive oil until slightly sofetened. Then add water until slightly covering all the veggies. Cook until the veggies are compleatly soft, then blend with a hand blender - Sooo Easy, Soooo Delicouse! When I serve I like to add a little (1/2 teaspoon) of pesto sauce and just a touch of chilly infused olive oil.
) You can use them as a filling for burritos too - it's a little high calorie but obviously better than fast food or take out. This is my favorite recipe...http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/mexican/sweet- potato-black-bean-burritos
It makes a LOT of burritos, but I freeze half and that way I have them on hand when I need a quick fix.
A low cal option I've found is to not put any butter or shortening on it before it goes in the oven, and then when they're done put a dollop (or a couple) of FAGE 0% yogurt and cinnamin on top. Tastes just as good as the brown sugar and the FAGE only has 120 calories per CUP, so you're set.
