Ingredients:
- 5 medium sized yams or sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup (optional)
- chopped bacon bits for topping
Peel and cut yams into chunks and bake in a covered baking dish at 350° about 40 mins, until tender. You should be able to stick a fork into the chunks with no resistance. Add butter, let it melt in the hot pan. Let cool to room temp. Use a potato masher or a hand mixer set on low to mash up the potatoes, mixing in the salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and maple syrup bit by bit, taste to check seasonings. Serve with bacon bits sprinkled on top.
