Sweet-Potato Purée with Smoked Paprika
A luxuriously smooth and creamy sweet potato purée elevated with rich butter, heavy cream, and a subtle smoky heat from paprika and cayenne. Perfect as a sophisticated side dish.
6 servings
1 hr 25 min
Ingredients
- •3 pounds sweet potatoes
- •½ stick unsalted butter
- •⅓ cup heavy cream
- •¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •⅛ teaspoon cayenne
- •note
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
10 min
- 2.
Prick each potato once with a fork, then bake potatoes in a foil-lined shallow baking pan until tender, about 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, peel, then cut away any eyes or dark spots. Purée potatoes with butter, cream, paprika, salt, and cayenne in a food processor until smooth.
75 min