Sweet potatoes could be mashed or whipped just like ordinary potatoes. They may be mashed as chunky or whipped as creamy as you want with the aid of an electric mixer.

You may add any or a combnation of butter, sugar, salt, cream, sour cream, cinamon, brown sugar, nuts, chilies and even fruits like pears.

Depending on what you add, they can be served either as a side dish or as a dessert. I even remember a sheperds pie being topped with whipped sweet potatoes instead of the traditional mashed potatoes.

A favorite of mine even up to now is converting ordinary cubed sweet potatoes in syrup (minatamis) into a whipped dessert by mashing it with butter and sometimes adding cream or milk.