Description
Whipped Sweet Potato with Caramelized Banana & Toasted Almonds is decadent and creamy and perfect for your Thanksgiving table!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups peeled, diced sweet potatoes
- 5 ripe bananas, divided
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp. rum
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar, divided
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- Salt, to taste
- 1 cup toasted sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup orange juice
Instructions
- Place sweet potatoes in a medium-size saucepan. Add water to cover.
- Cook until very tender; drain.
- In a large bowl, mash three of the bananas with a potato masher or a hand mixer.
- Add the hot sweet potatoes, 4 Tbsp. butter, rum and 2 Tbsp. brown sugar.
- Mix until smooth.
- Add the nutmeg and salt to taste; mix to blend. Place in a serving bowl and keep warm.
- Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a small skillet. Add the almonds and sauté until lightly browned. Sprinkle with salt and set aside in a small bowl.
- In the same skillet, melt the remaining butter. Slice the remaining bananas into ½-inch slices and add to skillet. Cook both sides until they just begin to brown then add 1 Tbsp. brown sugar and orange juice.
- Sauté until the liquid thickens and the bananas are caramelized on both sides.
- Top the sweet potatoes with the banana slices and toasted almonds.