Pumpkin Pie Mashed Sweet Potatoes 

)Preview: This mashed sweet potatoes recipe tastes just like pumpkin pie!

Spice up your Thanksgiving side dish with a taste of dessert! This delectable mashed sweet potatoes recipe uses a few secret ingredients to taste just like pumpkin pie! Even the kids will love this and it’s a great way to get them to eat their veggies! Make sure you get a big scoop because I bet this creamy, delicious sweet potato side dish won’t have any leftovers!

The best mashed sweet potato recipe (and the new family favorite!)

They say smell is the strongest memory sense. I don’t think the scientists who said that ever tasted my great-grandmother’s sauce. One taste will transport you back to sitting in her dining room sopping up the sauce with Italian bread. Sometimes an amazing, special recipe creates a place in your heart that only taste can access.

That’s why writing down recipes is so important. When I lived in Florida, my roommate had this recipe for sweet potato pie… it totally changed Thanksgiving forever. I had never had sweet potato pie before and haven’t had one as delicious since. Of course, I didn’t write down the recipe. Big mistake. Every Thanksgiving I think about it. Several years in a row I tried to track her down to get the recipe (this was pre-social media time. Yes, I just dated myself). I should have written down that darn recipe…

So, I gave up on the sweet potato pie because it’s kind of like trying to recreate your grandmother’s sauce- it just never tastes the same. No matter how closely you follow the recipe, something about it just tastes different. Once I got over the pain of having to live the rest of my life without this amazing pie, I developed my own little sweet potato recipe. It tastes like pumpkin pie! It’s easy, yummy, and I know the recipe so I won’t have to endure the pain of losing it;)

 

Pumpkin Pie Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Here are the ingredients for the best mashed sweet potatoes ever!

3 pounds sweet potatoes (peels and cubed)

1/4 cup marshmallow cream (I use this one)

1/2 cup butter (softened)

2 tablespoons honey

1/4 cup French Vanilla coffee creamer (I also tried it with Pumpkin Pie creamer and it was delicious!)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice

If you are going to peel sweet potatoes, potatoes, apples, or many other fruits/veggies with a skin, YOU NEED THIS PEELER. This was a total gamechanger for me! (This is an old video but it shows the power of this small, easy to use, and affordable little machine!). 

You can order one here: LINK

How to make mashed sweet potatoes (that taste like pumpkin pie!)

1. Bring a pot of water to boil and add peeled, cut, and cubed sweet potatoes.
2. Boil about 20 minutes or until tender. Stir and check firmness often while boiling.
3. Drain.
4. In a mixing bowl, add sweet potatoes, marshmallow cream, creamer, honey, butter, and spices.
5. Use a mixer to combine all ingredients and mix until smooth.
6. Garnish with cinnamon and a few marshmallows (optional).

Isn’t this strainer amazing?! It clips right on to the pot and comes in a set with 3 different sizes! Get it here: LINK

Don’t make the same mistake I did. Write this one down. Pin it. Share it. Print it and tape it in your recipe book. (Do you still have one? I do!) Hold onto this recipe because you’re sure to love it!

You just found the new family favorite! I hope you enjoy this Pumpkin Pie mashed sweet potato recipe at your family dinner table.