Looking for an easy but delicious sweet potato recipe for your holiday table? These four-ingredient vegan orange mashed sweet potatoes take all of five minutes of hands-on time to make. They are a crowd pleaser and they are gluten-free, soy-free and nut-free.
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Vegan mashed orange sweet potatoes
Sweet potato sides like these vegan scalloped sweet potatoes are wonderful for Thanksgiving. But if you're looking for a delicious sweet potato recipe that you can make quickly, with hardly any effort, it's hard to beat these vegan orange mashed sweet potatoes.
The sweet potatoes are flavored with orange juice and nutmeg (a wining combination, and also especially wonderful in these vegan sweet potato pancakes). The recipe needs just four ingredients and you don't need any added sweeteners, as so many mashed sweet potato recipes do, because the orange juice adds some natural sweetness. Holiday recipes can be unhealthy but this recipe is as healthy as it gets, and it also tastes rich and decadent.
This is a very easy, beginner-friendly recipe. All you need to do is roast the potatoes, peel them, dump all the ingredients in a bowl and mash it up. For extra fluffiness you can use a hand mixer to whip the sweet potatoes into soft, cloud-like peaks. It takes all of five to 10 minutes of hands-on time and you get to serve -- and eat -- a dish you will be so proud of.
Recipe card
Mashed Orange Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- ½ cup orange juice (from one orange or three mandarins, roughly ½ cup. You can use ½ cup store bought orange juice)
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
- ½ to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Roast sweet potatoes for 30 minutes in a preheated 400-degree oven or until a knife or fork pierced through the center goes cleanly and smoothly through. Peel and place in bowl with orange juice and vegan butter.
- Stir in nutmeg. Mix until incorporated.
- Optional step: For even fluffier sweet potatoes use a hand mixer or stand mixer to whip the sweet potatoes for a minute.
Notes
- Refrigerate: Store mashed sweet potatoes in the fridge for up to three days.
- Freeze:Â Freeze mashed sweet potatoes in an airtight, freezer-safe container or in a freezer safe bag for up to four months.
- Thaw and serve. Thaw and let the sweet potatoes return to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Information
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How to make mashed orange sweet potatoes
1. Roast sweet potatoes for 30 minutes in a preheated 400-degree oven or until a knife or fork pierced through the center goes cleanly and smoothly through. Peel and place in bowl with orange juice and vegan butter.
2. Stir in nutmeg.
3. Mix until well incorporated.
4. Optional step: For fluffier sweet potatoes use a hand mixer or stand mixer to whip the sweet potatoes for a minute.
Orange Mashed Sweet Potatoes FAQs
Yes. Boil until tender and a knife goes cleanly through the middle.
Peel the sweet potatoes after they have been cooked, so after you roast or boil them.
Yes, use a fork to mash the cooked sweet potatoes. They are soft and will mash easily.
If you've ever tried mashing potatoes in the blender or food processor, you know it can be a complete disaster. The blades cut into the starch molecules, making the mashed potatoes an unappetizing, gummy mess. Sweet potatoes have less starch than regular potatoes but they are still quite starchy so do not try to blend them in a food processor.
Candice says
Thank you for sharing this recipe! My mother in law made this and I had it for the first time it was delicious! She also added some apricots, the kind that come in a bag. They added a great texture. Just wanted to share 🙂
Anonymous says
Can I microwave instead of roast the sweet potates.
Vaishali says
Yes, sure.
Julie Fitzpatrick says
If the sweet potatoes are large, as mine were, 30 minutes at 400 degrees did not do the trick. I had to cut them up and add time in the microwave to get them fully cooked. About 4 more minutes of microwaving. So they were not as smooth as I would have liked, but they tasted very good. I left out the nutmeg, as it was not mentioned in the ingredient list, but they were still good.
Vaishali says
Hi Julie, nutmeg is the fourth ingredient on the list. So happy you enjoyed them. Larger sweet potatoes will take longer to cook through.
Anonymous says
I added the nutmeg after, before I refrigerated it for tomorrow, using one of my quilting templates. What do you think? Screen Shot 2022-11-23 at 4.23.37 PM
Vaishali says
Hi, would love to see the photo but it doesn't show up here. Can you send it to me at myveganworld[at]gmail.com?
Ruchama B says
My experience is that sweet potatoes love lime. So I would substitute lime juice (from fresh limes, not bottled) to taste for the orange juice.