Bourbon And Brown Sugar Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 cups water
• salt
• pepper
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream, warmed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine potatoes, water, and ½ tsp salt in slow cooker.
• 2 cover and cook until potatoes are tender, 4-5 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
• 3 drain potatoes and return to now empty slow cooker.
• 4 mash potatoes with potato masher until smooth.
• 5 fold in melted butter, bourbon, cream, and sugar, adjusting consistency with extra warm cream as needed.
• 6 season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
• 7 mashed potatoes can be held on warm or low setting for up to 2 hours; loosen with extra warm cream as needed before serving.