Brown butter & fresh sage make these buttermilk mashed sweet potatoes nutty, creamy and delicious. Makes a tasty side dish all year round!
My taste buds must be changing as I get older because though I never cared for sweet potatoes, they really do have such a nice flavor. Now, I actually prefer them over regular potatoes.
Since I had some buttermilk left from when I made the Red Velvet Cookies and didn't want it to go to waste, I used that in place of the milk to mash these potatoes.
These Buttermilk Mashed Sweet Potatoes were deliciously creamy with a slight nutty flavor. ~Enjoy!
Ingredients Needed
To make this recipe you're going to need the following ingredients:
Sweet Potatoes
Buttermilk
Butter
Fresh Sage
Light Brown Sugar
Kosher Salt
Black Pepper
How do you make mashed sweet potatoes?
Add the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are fork tender. Drain water.
While the potatoes are cooking, melt butter in a small saucepan until it starts to foam and turn light brown (it will also start to smell nutty). Add the sage, brown sugar and buttermilk and simmer over low heat for 1-2 minutes; just until the buttermilk heats up.
Add the buttermilk mixture to the cooked potatoes and blend together with an electric mixer until mixture is creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
More Sweet Potato Recipes
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Chili Lime Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
- Twice Baked Lime Sweet Potatoes
- Loaded Brew Pub Sweet Potato Fries
- Healthy Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges
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Buttermilk Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter and Sage
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces)
- ½ cup low fat buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- ½ teaspooon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are fork tender. Drain water.
- While the potatoes are cooking, melt butter in a small saucepan until it starts to foam and turn light brown (it will also start to smell nutty). Add the sage, brown sugar and buttermilk and simmer over low heat for 1-2 minutes; just until the buttermilk heats up.
- Add the buttermilk mixture to the cooked potatoes and blend together with an electric mixer until mixture is creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
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Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thanks for stopping by Pam. 🙂
Pam says
I love the idea of adding brown butter and sage to the sweet potatoes - yum!
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thank you, they were a definite hit in this house! 🙂
skinny kitchen says
I love sweet potatoes and especially love them mashed with buttermilk. Looks yummy!