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Smashed Sweet Potato Cakes

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into large cubes
  • 3 Tbsp butter divided
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1/2 cup pecans toasted and chopped

Instructions

  • Put peeled and cut potatoes into a pot of boiling, salted water. Boil and until soft - about 20 minutes. Drain.
  • Add 2 Tbsp butter, milk, salt, pepper, and honey. Mash until well combined.
  • Fold in pecans.
  • Put ingredients into a bowl and refrigerate for about an hour.
  • Form potatoes into small patties and keep refrigerated until ready to use (up to 2 days).
  • Take out of refrigerator about an hour before cooking to come to room temperature.
  • Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a saute pan and add patties.
  • Cook patties 3-4 minutes per side.