Whipped Sweet Potatoes With Apples

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes, about 6 medium ones
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 tablespoons pure dark maple syrup
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
• 1 golden delicious apple
• nonstick cooking spray
• nutmeg (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut the sweet potatoes into 2-inch cubes.
• 2 steam them in a steamer basket, or in a pot with 1/4 cup of water, cover and steam for 10 to15 minutes or until the cubes are tender. (you can also steam them in the microwave.)
• 3 place the sweet potatoes in a large bowl.
• 4 add the canola oil and maple syrup to the hot sweet potatoes and mash with a fork or a masher until smooth.
• 5 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 spray a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• 7 spread the sweet potatoes into the prepared dish, making an even layer.
• 8 melt the 2 teaspoons of butter in the microwave.
• 9 peel, halve and core the apple.
• 10 place each half, cut-side down, on a cutting board and cut it crosswise into thin slices.
• 11 arrange the slices in overlapping rows to cover the sweet potatoes. brush the apples lightly with the melted butter.
• 12 bake uncovered until the sweet potatoes are heated through and the apple slices have softened, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• 13 serve warm or at room temperature with nutmeg sprinkled on top.