Maple Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

By Heritage330

Phoebe Wu, Cooking Light

SEPTEMBER 2012

Ingredients

• 4 sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon softened butter
• 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
• 4 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1 1/4 ounces cooked and crumbled bacon (about 3 slices)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pierce each potato with a fork 3 to 4 times on each side. Wrap each potato in a damp paper towel. Microwave at HIGH 8 minutes, turning after 4 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut potatoes in half; scoop pulp into a bowl. Mash pulp.

2. Stir butter, milk, and syrup into potato pulp. Top with bacon.