25 Days of Christmas Recipes - Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Again, here's something we are fixing on Christmas Eve. It's a nice alternative to your traditional baked sweet potato. This recipe is scaled for 15, 1 cup servings.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
10 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
2 1/2 cup half-and-half
1 cup butter
2/3 cup light-brown sugar
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions:
1. Set a steamer basket in a large saucepan. Fill with enough water to come just below basket; bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Place sweet potatoes in steamer basket and cover; steam until tender, 15 to 25 minutes. Drain, and return to saucepan.
2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring half-and-half, butter, and brown sugar to a simmer, stirring to combine; remove from heat. Add to drained sweet potatoes, and mash just until smooth; season with salt and pepper.