Side Dish

Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Pears

Name: Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Pears
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 4 tablespoons butter; 1 cup evaporated milk; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 4 pears - peeled, cored and chopped; 1 cup chopped pecans; 8 sweet potatoes; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

25 September 2026

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Total Time95 Mins

Serves8

Per Serving$1.75

Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Pears requires approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes from start to finish. For $1.75 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 542 calories. It is brought to you by Allrecipes.

Gluten Free Vegetarian Side Dish Pears

Method:

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork and bake in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until tender.
3
Peel the baked sweet potatoes.
4
Place in a medium bowl and whip until smooth.
5
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, gently cook the pears 10 minutes, or until tender. Process the pears in a food processor until smooth.
6
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix the evaporated milk, vanilla, brown sugar and butter.
7
Heat until scalded. Blend into the sweet potatoes.
8
Mix the pear puree, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange juice and pecans into the sweet potato mixture.
9
Transfer to a large baking dish.
10
Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.