Ingredients:
- 4 cups of peeled/diced sweet potatoes
- 6 slices of bacon
- 1 1/2 cups of light cream or milk
- 1 tsp of salt
- 4 cups of water
- 1 small onion (minced)
- 1/4 cup of pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon
- Sour Cream for Serving (optional)
Directions:
- Boil sweet potatoes in a large covered pot. Reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes until tender
- Remove from heat (do not drain)
- Sauté bacon until crisp and blot
- Reserve about 3 tbsp of bacon fat and sauté onion for 5 minutes
- Puree the potatoes and cooking water in a food processor or blender
- Return to soup pot, stir in onion, cream, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon, and crumbled bacon. Serve piping hot.
- Put a small dollop of sour cream in each bowl if desired
