Quick and Easy Sweet Potato Dip

With the holiday season starting, I thought I'd share one of my holiday recipes. Yes, I do make it at other times of the year, but it is always made during the holidays. LOL

Servings:  Haven't a clue.  I have one DIL that can eat this whole thing by herself.  Guess it depends on how much people eat. LOL


Ingredients:

• 2 medium peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
• Crackers or cracker chips

Directions:

1. Place the potatoes in a pan and add enough water to cover.
2. Bring to a boil and and cook for approximately 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
3. Drain the potatoes.
4. Add the syrup and butter to the potatoes and mash well.
5. Mix the lemon juice, ginger, nutmeg, pepper flakes and 3 tablespoons of the walnuts into the potatoes.
6. Pour into a bowl and sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the top.
7. Serve with crackers or cracker chips.

Notes:

• Only takes about 30 minutes – start to finish
• To mash the potatoes, you can either use a potato masher (dip will have a bit more texture) or an electric hand mixer (dip will be smoother and creamier).
• Can be served warm, room temp or cold - my personal preference is warm. I have a small warming tray that I set the dip on. I have also put it in a crock pot on the low/warm setting.
• If you don't have pure maple syrup, any good maple syrup will work but I just like the way the pure tastes and blends.
• I use different varieties of baked cracker chips but you can use whatever sounds good to you. LOL
• If you want this spicier, you can add more red pepper flakes but I would wait until after the flavors had a chance to blend a bit.
• If you want this sweet without a hint of spicy, omit the red pepper flakes 

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and if you try the recipe, as always, I would love any feedback you would care to give.