Description
A comforting and festive side dish featuring roasted sweet potatoes mashed with sautéed apples, dried cranberries, and warm spices, then baked until golden.
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 apple (such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith), peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup milk or cream
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork and rub with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place on a baking sheet and roast for 45-60 minutes, until tender. Let cool slightly.
- While potatoes cool, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced apple and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in dried cranberries and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
- Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/4-inch shell. Mash the flesh in a bowl with butter, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper until smooth. Fold in the apple-cranberry mixture.
- Spoon the filling back into the potato shells. Top with chopped pecans, if using. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 15-20 minutes, until heated through and lightly golden.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Method: Main
- Cuisine: American