Mashed Sweet Potatoes In The Microwave Recipes

MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• With an electric mixer on low, blend potatoes, slowly adding milk, about 1/2 a cup at a time. Use more or less to achieve desired texture. Add butter and maple syrup to taste. Blend until smooth. Serve warm.

LIGHT SWEET POTATO MASH (MICROWAVE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Wash the potato and prick several times with a fork. Place in a microwave-safe dish with 1/4 cup water; cover. Microwave for 2 minutes; turn over with tongs, and continue to microwave for 2 minutes more. Remove potato from the dish and place in a bowl of cold water until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Peel with a paring knife.
• Return potato to the baking dish with 1/4 cup water and microwave until soft, 4 to 5 minutes total, turning halfway through.
• Mash the hot potato with a hand masher or fork. Add orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange zest to the mashed potato; add yogurt and stir well.

20-MINUTE MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Pierce the sweet potato with a fork on all sides. Microwave on high until very tender and the flesh is easily pierced with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. Let stand for 5 minutes, until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, in a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the butter, milk, maple syrup, kosher salt, and ground cinnamon. Microwave to heat through, 50-60 seconds. Don't allow the mixture to boil.
• On a cutting board, use your fingers to peel the cooked sweet potato. Roughly mash it with a fork right on the cutting board, then transfer the mash to the bowl with the warm butter mixture.
• Keep mixing and mashing with a fork (or with a hand masher) until the mash is uniform and smooth, about 1 more minute. It won't be perfectly smooth unless you use a hand mixer or an immersion blender. But I like it a bit rustic. When done mixing, I do like to use a rubber spatula to smooth it out, as shown in the video below.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES IN THE MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Poke holes along each side of the sweet potato with a fork, at least 4 sets on each side.
• Microwave the potato on high for 8 minutes. Turn over and continue to cook in the microwave until tender, about 8 minutes more.
• Cut potato in half and remove soft potato flesh into a bowl with a spoon. Mash the potato with a fork and mix with cream cheese and butter.

MICROWAVE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Rinse peeled and quartered potatoes.
• Arrange potatoes in medium glass bowl.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Cook at HIGH for 9 to 10-1/2 minutes; stir once. You can set your kitchen timer for a reminder to stir. Potatoes should be tender.
• Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
• During this 5 minute standing time, combine milk, butter, salt and pepper in a large glass bowl or 8-cup glass pyrex measuring cup.
• Cook milk mixture at MEDIUM for 2 to 3 minutes or until hot.
• Drain potatoes.
• Add potatoes to the hot milk mixture; mash until smooth.

MICROWAVED BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash sweet potatoes and prick several times all over with a fork.
• Place in a microwave on top of a paper towel and cover with another paper towel. Cook on high for 5 minutes (may need more depending on strength of microwave and thickness of potato).
• Turn the potatoes over and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove potatoes and test for softness. If not soft, cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and allow to cool, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Slice them open and add butter, honey, cinnamon, and salt. Mash the soft flesh with a fork.