Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

I’m a big fan of sweet potatoes, but sometimes they can be a bit time-consuming to prepare. That’s why I came up with this quick and easy shortcut for making sweet potatoes as a side dish. I love to mash them and add a little butter and salt. They are so good and healthy. For inspiration, try them with my Sundried Tomato Salmon recipe. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below. Let’s get cooking!

Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes and they are so good for you. However, they can be tedious to prepare. That's why I created this short cut to simplify the steps to having delicious mashed sweet potatoes as a side dish. Pair them with any entree. Enjoy and let's get cooking!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 1034 kcal

Equipment

• 1 air fryer
• 1 brush
• 1 tongs

Ingredients

 

US CustomaryMetric

 

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• ▢ 4 sweet potatoes medium size
• ▢ 2 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ ¼ tsp butter
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

US CustomaryMetric

Instructions

 

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  Preheat the air fryer to 400℉.
  
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  Wash the sweet potatoes and dry them with a clean towel or paper towel.
  4 sweet potatoes
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  Use a fork and poke each sweet potato about 6-8 times ensuring you cover all sides of the sweet potato.
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  Brush each sweet potato with olive oil, coating the entire sweet potato.
  2 tbsp olive oil
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  Using tongs, place the sweet potatoes into the preheated air fryer tray and cook for 40 minutes at 400℉. Test with a fork to ensure they are soft inside.
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  When done, take out the sweet potatoes and let them cool for at least 30 minutes. Once they are cool, cut open the sweet potato and separate the peel with a spoon. Scoop out the sweet potato into a bowl. Discard the peel. Do this for each sweet potato.
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  Add ¼ tsp of butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
  ¼ tsp butter, salt and pepper

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 1034kcal | Carbohydrates: 182g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 506mg | Potassium: 3047mg | Fiber: 27g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 128282IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 272mg | Iron: 6mg

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