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!
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes medium size
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp butter
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400℉.
- Wash the sweet potatoes and dry them with a clean towel or paper towel.4 sweet potatoes
- Use a fork and poke each sweet potato about 6-8 times ensuring you cover all sides of the sweet potato.
- Brush each sweet potato with olive oil, coating the entire sweet potato.2 tbsp olive oil
- 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.
- 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.
- 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