Sides

Sweet Mashed Potatoes with Meringue

Makes 7½ cups

Sweet Mashed Potatoes with Meringue

Makes 7½ cups

This not-too-sweet marshmallow-like topping complements the savory notes in the sweet potatoes perfectly.

Nutritional information per serving (about 1 cup): Calories 266 (1% from fat)
carb. 63g
sugar 21g
pro. 6g
fat 0g
sat. fat 0g
chol. 0mg
sod. 166mg
calc. 80mg
fiber 8g

Ingrédients

  • For the sweet potato mash:
  • 4 pounds sweet potatoes
  • 1¼ teaspoons salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • Pinch freshly ground nutmeg
  • For the meringue:
  • 3 egg whites
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Preparation

  1. 1.
    Bake or boil sweet potatoes until very tender. Put the flesh of the hot, cooked sweet potatoes into a large mixing bowl. Insert the mashed potato attachment into the hand blender. Select High and evenly mash the sweet potatoes using a gentle up-and-down motion. Add the salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg to the bowl and continue mashing until ingredients are incorporated.Transfer to a 1¼-quart baking dish.
  2. 2.
    In a separate clean, large mixing bowl, combine egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar. Remove the mashed potato attachment and insert the whisk attachment. Select Low and whisk meringue ingredients together, gradually increasing speed to Medium, until the mixture has tripled in volume and medium peaks have been achieved, about 3 minutes. Evenly spread mixture over sweet mashed potatoes.
  3. 3.
    Broil on High until meringue becomes lightly golden, about 1½ to 2 minutes.
  4. 4.
    Serve immediately.