Goat Cheese Mashed Sweet Potatoes

We eat a lot of sweet potatoes in my house.  I mean A LOT.  Most of the time they are just baked, chopped up and roasted or made into french fries.  This time, I made regular mashed sweet potatoes, but added in some goat cheese.  The goat cheese gave the sweet potatoes a little bit of tanginess.  I made them and took them to our cooking club meeting, and everyone loved them!  

Goat Cheese Mashed Sweet Potatoes

3 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into cubes

1/2 cup (or more) of half-and-half

1/2 stick butter

2 oz goat cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Boil the sweet potatoes in a large pot until they are soft and able to be pierced with a fork.  Drain and return to the pot or a big bowl.  Heat together the half-and-half with the butter in the microwave until the butter is melted.  Add the butter/half-and-half mixture to the sweet potatoes, and combine with a mixer until smooth.  Mix in the goat cheese until well combined.  Add salt and pepper to taste.