Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe: Sweet Smashed Potatoes

When Thanksgiving roles around, everyone looks forward to gathering with family and smell the turkey wafting through the kitchen. Yet, most overlook the main side dish to the turkey: the mashed potatoes. In the United States, many different cultures use different foods for Thanksgiving, and here is a healthy alternative to mashed potatoes used in my kitchen to help bring out the flavor of the spices I use on my turkey.

Sweet Smashed Potatoes

10-12 sweet potatoes, peeled
2 tablespoons heart smart butter with canola oil (Land O Lakes or I Can't Believe It's Not Butter)
2 green onions, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 cup 1% or skim milk
Dried parsley to taste
Salt and Pepper to taste

Boil sweet potatoes in a bit of salted water until potatoes are soft. Drain and put in a large bowl. Add the butter and milk. With a potato masher, start combining the butter and the milk until potatoes are almost mashed completely. Add the green onions, cinnamon salt and pepper and continue to mash until potatoes are smooth. For a creamier finish, add another half cup of milk. Finally add parsley. Serves 6-8 people.