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Slow Cooker Garlic Sweet Potato Mash
Creamy sweet potatoes melt into a silky mash, rich with butter and mellow garlic, finished with a touch of milk and light sour cream for a luscious, lightly sweet and savory side.
- Total
- 4 hr 15 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 4 hr
- Serves
- 5
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 151
- Protein
- 3g
- Carbs
- 27g
- Fat
- 4g
- Fiber
- 3g
- Sugar
- 1g
- Sodium
- 27mg
Ingredients
- 2 lb 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & cubed into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tbsp butter
- 3 clove garlic (crushed)
- 1/2 cup 1% milk
- 2 tbsp light sour cream
- salt and fresh cracked ground pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Place the sweet potatoes in the slow cooker and add just enough water to cover them.
- Add salt to the water, then cover and set the slow cooker to 4 hours on LOW.
- Just before the potatoes are ready, melt the butter in a small saute pan and sauté garlic until lightly golden.
- Drain the potatoes in a colander and return them to the slow cooker.
- Pour the garlic butter over them, add milk and sour cream and mash until smooth and creamy.
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste and keep the slow cooker set to warm until ready to eat or up to 2 hours.