Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Quite often when I am making a prime rib roast, I will often make a sweet potato and pumpkin side dish.  Today, I wanted to just sweet potatoes.  I followed this Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe on About.com and decided to follow as it is basically the same as I do when tossing the ingredients together.

I found it a touch sweet.  When I make my sweet potato and pumpkin side dish, I often do not add any sweetener as the sweet potato already provides enough sugar.

Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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Ingredients:
3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes, about 2 pounds
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
cinnamon, to taste
3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half or milk

Directions:
1)  Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water until tender. Let cool slightly; peel.
2)  Mash with salt, butter, and maple syrup.
3)  Add cinnamon to taste then continue to mash with the milk or half-and-half to desired consistency.

Serves 4 to 6.