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Mashed sweet potatoes with cream and cayenne

Name: Mashed sweet potatoes with cream and cayenne
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 6 Sweet potatoes; 25 g Butter; 50 ml Milk; 50 ml Cooking cream; Cayenne pepper; Salt; Chili peppers

Sweet potatoes boiled and mashed with butter, cream, and milk, seasoned with cayenne and chili peppers. Serves 6 as a side dish.

Slovak cuisine · Quick recipes in 35 minutes · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Servings: 6 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Mashed sweet potatoes are a mildly sweet, bright orange alternative to classic mashed potatoes. Boil the sweet potatoes in salted water until tender, then mash and mix with butter, warm cream, and milk. Cayenne pepper and chili peppers add a spicy kick. Serve as a side dish with meat instead of regular mashed potatoes.

Instructions

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Peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into cubes, and place in a pot. Cover with water, season with salt and pepper, and boil until tender. Mash the cooked sweet potatoes with a potato masher.
Add the cubed butter to the mashed sweet potatoes, let it melt, and stir. Pour in the warmed cream and milk, then mix thoroughly until the mash reaches the desired consistency.

Tip: Let the drained sweet potatoes sit in the pot for a few minutes so excess moisture can evaporate and the mash won't be watery. Add cayenne a pinch at a time—it is very hot, and you cannot remove it once added.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 217 kcal
Protein: 3.7 g
Carbohydrates: 41 g
of which sugars: 9.2 g
Fat: 4.6 g
of which saturates: 2.8 g
Fiber: 6.0 g
Salt: 0.6 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Batátová kaša so smotanou a kajenským korením