Side Dishes

Sweet Mashed Potato Bar

It’s tough to improve on traditional mashed sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, pecans, brown sugar and spices... but we’ve done it. Add Challenge Butter Dessert Snack Spreads like Vanilla Fudge and Salted Caramel to a mashed sweet potato bar, and wait for the ooohs and aaahhs to start rolling in.

Prep

Cook

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered
6 Tablespoons Challenge Unsalted Butter, melted
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
Challenge Dessert Snack Spreads (Vanilla Fudge and Salted Caramel)
chopped pecans, marshmallows, brown sugar, and cinnamon for topping

Directions

1

Place a steamer basket in a large pot filled with a few inches of water. Bring to a simmer. Add potatoes to the basket and cook until potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes.
2

Transfer potatoes, melted butter, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper to a food processor. Puree until smooth, scraping down bowl as needed; taste and add more salt or pepper.
3

Transfer to a large bowl. Serve buffet style with Challenge Dessert Snack Spreads and toppings.