"Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any occasion in between, mashed sweet potatoes make every meal better! This mashed sweet potato recipe with roasted garlic and a hint of nutmeg pairs well with almost any main dish."
Roasted Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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Prep time: 20mins
Cook time: 55mins
Serves or Makes: 4
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ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 full head of garlic
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Marcona almonds, optional topping
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a medium mixing bowl, add ¼ cup olive oil, nutmeg, and 2 minced garlic cloves. Set aside.
Step 2
Cut the pointy top off the head of garlic (not the root end…the other end) so that each garlic clove is exposed. Set aside.
Step 3
Layer 3-4 pieces of foil on top of each other. Place a water glass in the center of the foil sheets, and push the foil up and around the water glass to form a foil “bowl.”
Step 4
Remove the water glass. Add the garlic head to the foil bowl, root-side (flat-side) down. Tighten the bowl so that it is hugging the sides of the garlic head. Add ¼ cup olive oil to the “bowl,” so that the head is submerged. Seal the top of the foil bowl shut and place on a large baking sheet.
Step 5
Poke the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork, and add them to the baking sheet.
Step 6
Place the baking sheet in the oven for 40 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oven, and roast the potatoes for 15-20 more minutes until fork tender.
Step 7
While the potatoes finish roasting, remove head of garlic from the foil bowl and use a fork to place all of the roasted garlic cloves in the mixing bowl.
Step 8
Once the potatoes are done roasting, use a fork and knife to slice open the potatoes and scoop out the sweet potato into your mixing bowl.
Step 9
Mash potatoes and roasted garlic with a potato masher until desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper, stir, and serve with crushed marcona almonds.