Sweet and Buttery Turnips

14 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 30 min
Ready In: 45 min

“This recipe has turned into a regular at our house, and is requested by family members as a traditional addition to our holiday meals. You can't go wrong with this one!” - by BUNKYDARL

Ingredients

2 pounds turnips, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
1 cup brown sugar
1 pinch ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

Place turnips into saucepan and fill with enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Add butter to the hot turnips and mash with a potato masher or whisk. Once the butter has melted in, stir in the sour cream, half-and-half, brown sugar, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mash to your desired consistency. I always undermash for a chunkier outcome. Cover and keep in a warm oven until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
426 cal
21%

Fat
25.9 g
40%

Carbs
48.3 g
16%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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BUNKYDARL

Sep. 16, 2006

"The previous recipe by "themeese" clearly states that she believes that "it was not the recipes fault" and that it was in fact a bad crop. Leaving 1 star reflected a very bad recipe on the publishers..." See more part and was unfair. Please try for yourself, enjoy!"

April

Jun. 23, 2008

"I used half the sugar and butter, and milk instead of cream, and it still came out plenty sweet-n-buttery. I really like the unusual flavor combo, but will do it with still less sugar next time...." See more"

tootsdonovan

Feb. 9, 2009

"So I In the spirit of adventure and because they were dirt cheap, I bought some turnips and now I know why there's, like, 5 recipes for turnips. Half the receipes on this site call for a half pound o..." See moref bacon and copious amounts of butter. No kidding. Even with the added spices and mashing -- no matter how I wished them to be like mashed potatoes these suckers had a life of their own. They retained their diced shape -- no matter how much mashing I subjected them to. The hubster, a man who claims to love vegetables and would like to go vegetarian but in reality will only eat maybe 3 vegetables (green beans, cauliflower (raw only) and I'm hard pressed for third vegetable), was very adventurous in his forkfuls...and I had to call it early -- Dear God Man! Back away from the turnips! I still gave the receipe 4 stars as it's not the recipe, we just don't dig turnips. "

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