About
When you use great ingredients, you get great food. Vanilla Bean Whipped Sweet Potatoes will show you what happens when you put in just a little extra effort. The always-loved sweet potatoes are baked, puréed, and then combined with an authentic vanilla-bean-infused heavy cream sauce... giving them all the true-to-self vanilla love imaginable. Vanilla Bean Whipped Sweet Potatoes are an easy but oh-so-delicious side dish for all your special occasions. It's simply amazing!
Ingredients
- 4 pounds medium sweet potatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped, bean pod and seeds reserved
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -Use a fork to poke several holes into the sweet potatoes, then place them on an 18x26-inch baking sheet.
Step 3 -Bake the sweet potatoes until they are tender, about 35 minutes.
Step 4 -Transfer the baked sweet potatoes from the oven to a wire rack and let them cool slightly.
Step 5 -Use a sharp knife to cut the skin off of the sweet potatoes. Discard the skins.
Step 6 -Place the peeled sweet potatoes in a food processor and purée until they are fairly smooth.
Step 7 -In a medium saucepan, add the heavy cream, the butter, the vanilla bean pod, and the vanilla bean seeds and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer.
Step 8 -Transfer the vanilla bean pod from the heavy cream mixture and discard.
Step 9 -Add the heavy cream mixture to the puréed sweet potatoes and process until smooth.
Step 10 -Add the salt and the black pepper to the sweet potato mixture and stir to combine.
Step 11 -Serve.
