Sweet Potatoes with Zest!

A dear friend gave me a similar recipe, which I have tweaked it a little bit. This is a great alternative to the heavy, marshmallowy, and extra-sweet dish that most of us love. The citrus flavor is always a surprise. It has become one of my most requested recipes.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet.

Step: 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a fork can easily puncture a sweet potato, about 1 hour. Remove baking sheet from oven and cool sweet potatoes until easily handled, about 15 minutes.

Step: 3

Remove skins from sweet potatoes and transfer sweet potatoes to a large bowl. Beat potatoes with an electric mixer until smooth. Add brown sugar and butter to sweet potatoes while they are still warm; beat until butter is melted and brown sugar is dissolved.

Step: 4

Mix orange zest, orange juice, ginger, lemon zest, and salt into sweet potatoes; transfer to 9x9-inch baking dish. Heat sweet potatoes in oven if desired.

Per Serving: 415 calories; protein 4g; carbohydrates 75.9g; fat 11.7g; cholesterol 30.5mg; sodium 505.2mg.

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