Alton Brown Sweet Potato Recipe

The sweet potato is a cheap, adaptable, healthy, and tasty food option. They’re also pretty healthy, making them perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and even as a side dish with meat.

This alton brown sweet potato recipe is inspired by Alton Brown from Good Eats. He uses his signature cooking techniques to make these yummy treats.

I’ve made a few tweaks to the original recipe, but overall, it’s very similar. It’s super simple and quick to prepare. You can serve these sweet potatoes hot or cold. Either way, they taste great!

Know About the Alton Brown Sweet Potato Recipe Ingredients

This recipe uses only three ingredients, making it quick and simple to prepare. If you want some flavor, try adding spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. But we’re going with these three ingredients. If you want to try Alton brown chipotle sweet potato, add some chipotle pepper and everything else, same as below.

Sweet Potato: Sweet potatoes are good for losing weight. It’s rich in vitamins and carbohydrates. This recipe uses 1 large sweet potato (about 1 lb).

Butter: Butter helps make the dish creamy and adds flavor. It also makes the potatoes easier to mash. We are using 3 Tbsp butter.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon contains an active ingredient called cinnamaldehyde, which gives the spice its flavor. It also helps fight off bacterial infections and may help prevent diabetes. We are using 4 tsp cinnamon.

Method of Preparing the Alton Brown Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes are delicious, nutritious, and versatile. They can be baked, boiled, or mashed into a creamy sweet potato soup. This dish is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2: Peel the sweet potato and cut it into small cubes.

Step 3: Place in a bowl and toss with 3 tablespoons of butter and 4 teaspoons of cinnamon.

Step 4: Spread out on a prepared baking sheet. Bake until tender, about 20 minutes.

Step 5: Serve warm or at room temperature.

How to Make Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potato smash is delicious, but making it from scratch takes hours. It’s also expensive to buy pre-made pies because most stores only sell them during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Making your own sweet potato smash is simple, cheap, and tastes great. In fact, you can even do it with ingredients you already have in your kitchen.

We’ve created a foolproof recipe for making your sweet potato smash using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. This recipe will save you hundreds of dollars each year while giving you something delicious to serve guests daily.

Smashed Sweet Potatoes Ingredients:

1 large sweet potato (about 1 pound)
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven (to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.)

Step 2: Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly. Cut off the ends and cut them into small cubes. Place on a baking sheet and bake until soft, about 20 minutes.

Step 3: While the sweet potatoes are cooking, mix the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl with a fork. Mix well after adding the cubed sweet potatoes.

Step 4: Melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. When melted, add the milk and keep mixing. Stop when the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and pour into the egg mixture. Stir well.

Step 5: Spread the filling in a greased and floured 8-inch square baking dish—Precook for 30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 6: Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Enjoy!

Conclusion

Now’s a perfect time if you haven’t tried sweet potatoes yet. They’re delicious, nutritious, and versatile; they’re super affordable! Try this recipe from chef Alton Brown, and let us know how it goes. We’d love to hear from you!

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