Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Pears - Talley Farms Box

Ingredients

• Vegetarian
• 5 lbs sweet potatoes
• 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 Large firm but ripe Bartlett pears (or D’Anjous) peeled, cored, cut into slices
• 3/4 cup (or more) pear nectar (found in canned juice isle)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Place on baking sheet; bake until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Peel sweet potatoes; place in large bowl of electric mixer. Add 4 tablespoons butter, beat until smooth. Mix in pear puree, sugar and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a buttered 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead, cover and chill.) Bake uncovered until heated through, about 20 minutes.
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