Best Baked Sweet Potatoes In The Oven: Easy Recipe
Looking for a super easy and incredibly healthy side dish? This baked sweet potatoes in the oven recipe is perfect for you!
You only need sweet potatoes to make it but can add on so many of your favorite toppings to make it even more delicious. The satisfying roasted taste of the sweet potatoes pairs so well with savory and sweet flavors. It’s beyond versatile!
And, if you enjoy healthy sweet potato recipes, be sure to check out my roasted sweet potatoes and boiled sweet potato recipes.
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Ingredients
Equipment
No special equipment is needed here.
How to make baked sweet potatoes
Prep
The first thing to do is to preheat the oven to 425°F.
Next up is to wash the sweet potato to get as much dirt off. Leaving the peel on is pretty important since it infuses a lot of great flavor into the sweet potato.
Once washed, I stuck a small knife into the sweet potato at different points. This helps the steam escape easily during the baking process.
Place the sweet potato on a baking sheet.
Make
Pop the baking sheet in the oven to bake the sweet potato for 40 to 60 minutes or until it is fully soft inside. Check for doneness by inserting a knife. If it can go all the way through easily, it is done.
The exact time will depend on the size and shape of the sweet potato you are using. This one is huge and weighs 1 pound so it took about 60 minutes to cook fully. But, smaller and thinner potatoes will definitely bake faster.
Remove from the oven, cut in half and serve with your favorite toppings. Here, I added some garlic butter. It’s so good!
Serve warm for breakfast with eggs, sausages and salad or for lunch with grilled or baked meat or fish and a nice salad.
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Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato (1 lb)
- toppings like butter (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Wash the sweet potato thoroughly.
- Pierce the sweet potato with a fork or knife in different spots.
- Place the sweet potato on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 40 to 60 minutes until soft all the way through (smaller sweet potatoes will cook faster, thicker ones will need more time).
- Remove from the oven.
- Cut the cooked sweet potato in half.
- Add a cube of butter or toppings of your choice.
- Serve warm.