Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

MASHED SWEET POTATOES IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Place cubed sweet potatoes in the slow cooker. Add butter and water.
• Cook until sweet potatoes are soft when pricked with a fork, 4 hours on Low or 2 hours on High. Turn slow cooker off. Add maple syrup, brown sugar, heavy cream, maple extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to the slow cooker and blend with an immersion blender. Garnish with mini marshmallows.

SLOW COOKER MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH SPICY PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Place sweet potato chunks into a 4- or 5-quart slow cooker. Stir orange juice, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, orange zest, and ginger in a bowl. Pour over the sweet potatoes.
• Cover and cook on Low until sweet potatoes are very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Stir every hour. Cooking time will vary with the size of the chunks and the age of the sweet potatoes.
• Meanwhile, line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine candied ginger, salt, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set spice mixture aside.
• Heat pecans in a nonstick pan until lightly toasted, stirring or shaking the pan constantly, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter and stir until melted. Mix in spice mixture and stir until pecans are coated. Sprinkle with brown sugar and water and mix to coat all the pecans. Cook until liquid evaporates, stirring constantly, about 2 more minutes.
• Spread out pecans on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer and allow to cool.
• Use a hand mixer or potato masher to mash the sweet potatoes with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, cream, and salt. Lightly chop the cooled pecans and sprinkle on top. Garnish with fresh mint.

SLOW COOKER MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a lined or greased slow cooker. Add heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg. Stir to evenly coat sweet potatoes.
• Cook on Low until sweet potatoes are fork-tender, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 hours. Stir and mash sweet potatoes. Scoop into a serving dish.

SLOW COOKER MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in the slow cooker and add water to cover.
• Cook on High until potatoes are tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Place potatoes in a colander until well drained, then return to the slow cooker. Add butter, milk, sage, salt, and pepper. Mash with a potato masher until potatoes are smooth/

SLOW-COOKER MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Toss the potatoes, butter, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a 6-quart slow cooker. Add 1 cup of water, then cover and cook on high until the potatoes are tender, about 4 hours. (The potatoes might have browned lightly in spots but that is okay.)
• Remove the lid and add the sour cream and 1 1/2 cups warm milk to the potatoes. Use a potato masher to smash the potatoes until they are mostly smooth. If the potatoes need to be thinned out, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup warm milk. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Garnish with chives.