Brown-Butter Sweet Mashed Potatoes
Country music group Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman shares her recipe for sweet potatoes mashed with buttermilk and maple syrup.

Cook time: 20 minutes | Yield: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled cut into chunks
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons sage, minced
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- Salt
- Pepper
Directions
Place cut sweet potatoes in a pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile place butter into a small pan and melt until it turns brown. You are looking for brown butter. Remove it from the heat and add the sage.
Drain potatoes and pass them through a ricer back into the pot or mash them with a potato masher. Add the butter-sage, buttermilk and maple syrup. Stir to mix. Season with salt and pepper.
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