Baked Sweet Potato

Name: Baked Sweet Potato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 3 sweet potatoes
Ingredients: 3 sweet potatoes; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed; 6 tablespoons brown sugar; 6 teaspoons salted butter

Rating: 4.8 stars

5 Ratings
4 Reviews
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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!

By Henry Gobel

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

1 hr

total:

1 hr 10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

3 sweet potatoes

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

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

Directions

Step 1

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

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Step 2

Pierce sweet potatoes multiple times on each side with a fork. Rub with oil and place in the prepared baking dish.
Step 3

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

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

157 calories; protein 1.1g 2% DV; carbohydrates 26.4g 9% DV; fat 5.6g 9% DV; cholesterol 10.8mg 4% DV; sodium 68.3mg 3% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (4)

Most helpful positive review

Donut Enthusiast

12/17/2019

I didn't use the butter in order to make these vegan. The soft texture of the sweet potato and the oil on the skin was enough to make these melty and flavorful. I love sugar so plain brown sugar without butter was good enough for me. Read More

5 Ratings