Sweet Potato with Maple Butter

By á-46850

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 large sweet potatoes
• Salt and pepper
• 1 T. butter
• 4 1/2 t. maple syrup
• 1/4 c. chopped toasted pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Wrap sweet potatoes in foil and place in a crock pot on low for 6-8 hours.

Let cool slightly. Scoop out flesh from sweet potatoes, add salt and pepper to taste and puree in a food processor or with an electric mixer until smooth.

Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter; cook, swirling until deep brown with a nutty aroma. Remove from heat, swirl in syrup. Reheat puree; transfer to a bowl. Pour maple butter over the top and sprinkle with pecans.