Sweet Potato and Plantain Mash
 
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Change up your sweet potato routine with this creamy mash-up of sweet potatoes and plantains, topped with toasted hazelnuts.
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Holiday
Serves: 5-7
Ingredients
  • 3 medium to large sweet potatoes
  • 3 ripe plantains, peeled and chopped
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • ¾-1 cup coconut sugar (or sweetener of choice), divided
  • 3 T. Earth Balance (optional), divided
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • Pinch ground ginger
  • Pinch salt
  • ¼ cup toasted hazelnuts (toast on baking sheet at 375 degrees until golden), chopped
Instructions
  1. Bake sweet potatoes on a baking sheet or in a baking dish on 375 degrees F for about 1 hour (time depends on size of potatoes), or until you can easily pierce them with a fork.
  2. While the potatoes are baking, add your chopped plantains to a medium saucepan, along with the cinnamon sticks, ½ cup coconut sugar, 2 T. Earth Balance, and salt. Cover with water and simmer until tender, 15-20 mins. Drain and reserve liquid. Mash the plantains, adding enough of the reserved liquid until creamy. Taste for sweetness.
  3. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, pull off the skins and discard. Mash the potatoes with ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ cup coconut sugar, 1 T. Earth Balance, pinch ground ginger, and salt. Add some of the plantain liquid and mash until creamy. Taste and add more sugar if you prefer a sweeter dish.
  4. In an oven-safe dish or skillet, spread out the plantain mash on one half and the potatoes on the other. Using the back of a spoon, swirl the two halves together (just a little!), allowing ridges to remain on top.
  5. Broil mash for 5-8 mins until the ridges turn golden, if desired. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and toasted hazelnuts before serving. If you're really feeling indulgent, drizzle with a little melted Earth Balance.
Recipe by Daily Dose of Greens at https://dailydoseofgreens.com/2017/11/15/sweet-potato-plantain-mash/