There’s nothing quite as comforting as a plate of mashed potatoes, but it’s time to take it up a notch! Tahini Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes will blow the traditional side dish out of the park! This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and top 8 allergy-free! This purple mash will be the star of any family dinner!
I was lying awake at night embarrassed by the fact that this potato queen did not have a mashed potato recipe on Strength and Sunshine yet! :O Over 3 years and I’m just posting some mashed potatoes? A tragedy! Given the fact that we are only 3 days out from Thanksgiving gives me the perfect opportunity to bring you one last twist on a classic essential for this year’s feast! Since we don’t see much purple on the Thanksgiving table, lots of white, orange, brown, and yellow, a little pop can really help with the celebration.
Let me tell you about my long childhood love for the mash! When I was little, my favorite holiday was Thanksgiving. I LOVED it! I was a little girl who loved food and loved to eat (okay, I still do!) I can remember laying in bed on Thanksgiving-eve, feeling so giddy about watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade the next morning while everyone got ready in the house before we would drive an hour to my grandparents house.
At this time, I still wasn’t too fond of stuffing or cranberry sauce, so I would pass over those serving bowls on my grandparent’s table. The thing I did go for, and I mean DIVE for, was my grandpa’s famous mashed potatoes! Everyone knew that was my favorite dish, so I would pile on as much as I could fit on my little girl plate. This was a once a year treat, he would only make it on Thanksgiving. There were no other mashed potatoes that compared to the ones my grandpa made. From the comforting smell, the super smooth texture, and the LOADS of butter and cream mixed in there, it really was like jumping into a big white pillow on your plate.
I loved topping my plate(s) ( <—there were multiple “seconds”) of mashed potatoes with the buttery corn on the table and if there was any ketchup in sight, I would add some of that too 😉 Actually, I would mix everything with the mashed potatoes: the green beans, the turkey, etc. My grandpa’s mashed potatoes were simply magic in every way potatoes would be. I do miss those potatoes!
So, in the spirit of mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving, and a new way of eating, Tahini Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes may just make up for the lost white heaven that used to grace my plate! These mashed purple sweet potatoes are obviously gluten-free, vegan (dairy-free, no butter or cream!), paleo, and top 8 allergy-free. Using my favorite variety of potato and one of my favorite “butters“, these mashed purple sweet potatoes semi-fill the hole that my old favorite used to occupy!
Tahini Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes
- 2 lbs Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes
- 1 Cup Culinary Coconut Milk
- ¼ Cup Tahini
- 1 Tsp Pure Sesame Oil
- ½ Tsp Ground Ginger
- ½ Tsp Ground Cloves
- ½ Tsp Cinnamon
- 1 TB Toasted Sesame Seeds (plus more for topping)
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Roughly chop the purple sweet potatoes (with skin on) and add them to the boiling water for about 30 minutes or until they are soft enough to mash with a fork.
- Drain the water and then add the coconut milk, tahini, sesame oil, spices, and sesame seeds to the pot with the drained potatoes.
- Mash the potatoes with a fork or potato masher until you achieve desired consistency.*
- Top the mashed potatoes with more sesame seeds and a drizzle of sesame oil if desired.
As I noted in the recipe, you can “mash” these a few different ways (you can even remove the skin, but I suggest you not). I actually prefer my potatoes with a bit more texture than as silky smooth as I did growing up. Keeping with my favorite rustic theme (and the fact that I made these on the stove in my college apartment), I went with a good old fork! It did the job just fine and the sweet perfection that is a purple sweet potato, with the flavors of sesame, just may have made this my new favorite “exotic” type of mashed potatoes! I hope you bring some purple to your Thanksgiving table this year! If you did, I want to see it!
So tell me:
+ What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
+ Super smooth mashed potatoes or more chunky? And please…leave that precious skin on!
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Sweet potatoes are pretty awesome by themselves but I’m always looking for ways to make them a little more interesting. I love the idea of putting tahini with sweet potatoes, I can’t wait to try it!
Haha, yes! Any potato is a friend of mine!
purple sweet potatoes! That looks wonderful indeed..I never try it before but it looks super yum@
It is delicious, of course!
Looks really good. I think purple sweet potato has the most flavor of the sweet potatoes.
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I love their density and drier texture!
OMG! Love this. Love all things sweet potato but the colour is superb and my daughter would love it!
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Haha, yes! The color will just bring smiles!
Not only are these gorgeous they sound so good with the mix of sesame, ginger and cloves! What a great side dish. I love sweet potatoes and the nutritional punch they pack, I have looked for the purple sweet potatoes in our area and have not found them yet, I will keep looking!
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Try an Asian market!
Ohhh yeaaahhh, I love some smooth mashed potatoes! I’ve never tried purple before but, would absolutely love to. Thanks for the idea!
Give it a go! Always fun to add color to our plates!
A delicious and both beautiful. I love this color. And sweet potato is good for health too. Thanks for the recipe!
Haha, potatoes are the best food for you 😉
Hi, I love mash potato and am always looking at new ways to jazz it up. This would be perfect for my dairy free diet. I shall be saving this to try at. Later date.
Let me know when you do!
What a fun twist on the standard mash!! Plus the purple brings a fun pop of color to the table 🙂
KJ | Om Nom Herbivore recently posted…Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash
All about that pop!
Mmmmm these taters look so whippy and mashy!!! I’m swooning!!! And I LOVE tahini, so this recipe is pretty much perfection for my taste buds! PS I love the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade!
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Yes, yes, and YES!!! Haha! All we need are potatoes, tahini, and parades!
I love purple sweet potatoes! Here in Mexico, we make them sweet, with orange juice and pineapple chunks. It’s a yummy dessert for autumn 🙂 I’ll be tweeting and pinning this.
Sounds tropical!
Oh wow what a neat idea to mash with tahini.
Thank you!
I love mashed potatoes so these sound like a REALLY fun spin on them.
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Yup! The new exciting way to make some mash!
The best food ever <3 So pretty and so festive, especially with the coconut milk and the awesome spices!!
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Yes! Thank you!
Bet that was delicious!
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I am a huge sweet potato fan but have never tried purple ones. I’ve never actually seen them here in the stores. They sound awesome with tahini!
It’s a glorious combo!
Yummy! I need to go get more sweet potatoes so I can make this! <3 I love purple sweet potatoes! 😀
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Have you hit up the Asian Market by us??
This is borderline genius
Haha, I thought so too 😉
These are gorgeous! Look at that color!
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Thank you! Gotta love a color like that!
These purple sweet potatoes are SO delicious looking! I’m putting this near the top of my “to make” list!
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Fantastic! Thanks!
I must find some purple sweet potatoes to try this! You are right the color alone is a great addition to the Thanksgiving table.
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It’s a dish that WILL brighten the table up!
why have i never thought of this?! I love tahini and sweet potatoes, but never considered doing a mash!!! Great idea
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They come out incredibly flavorful and creamy!
I can’t get over the color of these, it is amazing! This will certainly be a good use for my tahini!
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Yes it will! Thanks!
The color of these is SO beautiful! So creative!
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Thank you!
Great post! I love it very much!
I hope you enjoy some mash!
Yum, your recipes are always so scrumptious looking! This dish is so bright, I’ll have to try soon!
Thank you so much!
Enjoy the Thanksgiving festivities!
These mashed purple sweet potatoes look tasty.
What time do you want Lynne and I over? 😉
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Thank you, Neil! And of course you can 🙂
Looks vibrant and very appetizing!
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Thanks!
What a fun way to mix up the thanksgiving sides! My kids would love to have purple mashed potatoes. Love the added tahini!
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It would be crazy to find a kid who didn’t like purple potatoes!
I just saw purple sweet potatoes at Trader Joe’s, but hesitated on buying them. Now I know what to buy them for!
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Never EVER hesitate when you see the purple beauties!
I’ve been on SUCH a tahini kick lately. This sound so good!
Always good to hear I’m not the only one on a perpetual tahini kick!
This is such a great idea! I love the beautiful purple potatoes + the coconut milk. What a healthy recipe!
The best new way to make the mash!
So colourful! I didnt even realise you could get purple sweet potatoes like this! beautiful!
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These are the prettiest mashed potatoes I have ever seen! Potatoes are one of my favorite food, the addition of Tahini is genius!
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Potatoes are LIFE!!! A potato a day is the way 😉
These would brighten up any holiday table! I love the idea of adding tahini.
They totally will!
Mashed potatoes are the best! But we don’t usually have them at Thanksgiving – how crazy is that? I love this purple variety 🙂
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What on Earth!? That’s against the law!
Purple potatoes are my FAV. I think their color makes them taste better 😉
It adds to the greatness 😉
The are seriously SOO colorful and bright. Love it, girl.
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Haha, thank you!!! The intense purple surprised me too 😛
Potato Queen: love it! What a tasty title to have! Especially when you create such beautifully colored potato dishes like this. Yum!
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I can live off my potatoes!
This looks so good! Definitely need to try
Yes you do!
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving– mash ALL the potatoes!– and in my favorite color, too… amazing! 🙂
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For Thanksgiving we should have potatoes in EVERY form!
Oh my this sure caught my eye! I love when food is pretty! 🙂
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Don’t we all 😉
These are definitely the prettiest mashed potatoes I’ve ever seen! You can’t go wrong with purple sweet potatoes and coconut milk 😀
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Haha, more like PSPs and tahini!
Beautiful! I love pretty good. I’m all about mixing my mashed potatoes with everything else on the plate 🙂
Potatoes do go with everything!
Every Thanksgiving table needs this shot of purple power! Wow, they’re just beautiful. I’m with you, I’m all about the potatoes.
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You got that right, Linda!
I love the purple potatoes but I can only imagine the look on my mom’s face if I served these at Thanksgiving! 🙂
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What STUNNING color in a dish! I love purple sweet spuds – my family not so much, but they do love all the other sweet spuds. Great idea using tahini too.
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What!? Why don’t they?!
Not only are these the prettiest mashed potatoes I’ve seen, but they have TAHINI!!! I want to dive in face first 🙂 It’s funny because the way you described your grandpa’s potatoes, sounds a lot like my grandma’s! They were the best and SO not good for you. Haha!! I actually prefer my mashed potatoes on the chunkier side….definitely my favorite dish at Thanksgiving. <3
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Perfect!!! And you can have this!!! 😉
Haha! Grandparents just KNOW how to make some good mash 😉
I love purple potatoes. So far I have been stir frying them,,never tried them mashed. I should now.
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Mash ’em up!
I love purple sweet potatoes – my favorite color ;). Love your addition of tahini. Happy Thanksgiving!
Everyone loves the purple, eh 😉 xoxo You too, Jeanette!
Okay, this is seriously one of the most doable, creative recipes I have seen online in a while! I love it! I can’t wait to give it a try! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Woohoo!! Thanks Mandee! Let me know if you whip some up!
Oh you’ve got me craving mash now! I have never, ever seen a purple sweet potato though – they may be the coolest thing ever lol. What a gloriously vivid colour! I love all your additions to the potatoes, so refreshing for it not to just be loaded up with dairy 😀
Thank you!!! Colorful and vibrant foods are always a win!
Love this anti-inflammatory remedy int a bowl. Look at those beautiful flavonoids. And the sesame … just ups this powerhouse dish even more. Beautiful!
It sure is a power house dish!
Rebecca you sure made ordinary mashed potatoes Extra-ordinary with these Tahini Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes! Loving the color and flavors!
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Haha, thank you so much Shashi! I just love my potatoes and have to make them super special!
I love purple sweet potatoes! I make a point of always using them at Thanksgiving when I can get my hands on some, and people are always confused. 😉 Love presenting new types of foods. And I’m going to try tahini and these seasonings in them this year to shake things up! So glad to find this!
Haha, right!? Time to give everyone a little something to WOW them!
The pop of color is going to look great on the Thanksgiving table, and many tables afterward!
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It would stand out 😉
That is simply gorgeous!
Thanks!
That color is lovely! I’ve never had purple mashed potatoes. Definitely going to try this.
Haha, well I always have to add color to the classics!
Purple potatoes and tahini? I’m gonna have to try this flavor combo out!
I hope you do!
I love tahini in just about everything, so these sound like a fun twist on mashed potatoes to me! The spices sound like a great addition, too. 😉
Of course! Everyone loves tahini! I know I do!
Super interesting that you are using tahini with the purple sweet potatoes! So creative and I bet the nutty flavor works out really well with the sweet potatoes. Will have to share this on my Tasting Jerusalem FB page!
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Purple sweets are a perfect match with tahini! One of the best ways to have ’em!
What a fun and colorful dish! I’m going to keep my eye out for purple sweet potatoes this year!
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I hope you do!
Oh wow… you’ve made one of my favourite comfort foods in my favourite colour ? Purple potatoes are hard to come by here in the UK but I determined to seek them out so I can make this beautiful dish. It sure would brighten up our plates this winter 😀
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I hope you can bring some purple love to your holiday table 😉
Oh my how I have missed the beautiful taste of purple sweet potatoes! These are the best! Better late than never 🙂
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Gotta have PRETTY mash!
Beautiful colors and very interesting combination of flavors!
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The color just rocks the table!
Purple potatoes are the best. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I can not wait to try this one!
They sure are the best!