Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes are the easiest side dish for Thanksgiving or a holiday meal. Just dump, cook, and mash in your crockpot!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword crockpot mashed sweet potatoes, slow cooker mashed sweet potatoes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings Servings

Calories 317kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

3 lbs sweet potatoes
6 tablespoon unsalted butter sliced
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ to ½ cup whole milk warmed
2 to 4 tablespoons packed brown sugar (use as desired)

Instructions

Prep. Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes, cut into ½-inch thick slices and add them into the slow cooker.
Cook. Add 6 tablespoon sliced butter, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and 2 tablespoon of water. Stir well, cover, and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 6 hours.
Finish. Add ¼ cup warm milk, 2 tablespoon brown sugar and mash well using a potato masher. Give them a taste and add more salt, brown sugar or milk if desired.

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Notes

Mash while hot: Sweet potatoes are easiest to mash when they’re warm and tender.

Serving size: This recipe uses 3 pounds of sweet potatoes and serves about 6. For a crowd, double the ingredients and allow about 1 extra hour of cooking time.

Adjust to taste: Add more brown sugar for sweetness or adjust the seasonings as you like.

Slice evenly: Cut the sweet potatoes into even slices so they cook evenly.

Storage: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

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