Baked Sweet Potato recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

3 sweet potatoes
2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
6 tablespoons brown sugar
6 teaspoons salted butter

Nutrition Info

156.7 calories
carbohydrate: 26.4 g
cholesterol: 10.8 mg
fat: 5.6 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 1.1 g
saturatedFat: 2.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 68.3 mg
sugar: 15.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a glass baking dish with aluminum foil.

  2. Pierce sweet potatoes multiple times on each side with a fork. Rub with oil and place in the prepared baking dish.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, turning once after 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes.

  4. Slice sweet potatoes in half. Make small slits in the flesh for brown sugar and butter to sink into. Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar on each half. Place 1 teaspoon butter on each half.

Recipe Yield

3 sweet potatoes

Recipe Note

Try this if your family is tired of traditional, regular baked potatoes. Our family likes these baked sweet potatoes with any kind of steak or chicken. Eat skin and all with fork and knife!

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