Description
Learn how to make the perfect baked sweet potatoes with this easy and delicious recipe. Crispy skins with fluffy insides, these sweet potatoes make a great side dish or even a meal on their own.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes:
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Prepare sweet potatoes: Scrub the sweet potatoes, dry them, rub with olive oil, sprinkle with salt.
- Bake: Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 45–60 minutes until skins are crispy and insides are soft.
- Serve: Let cool slightly, slice open, fluff with a fork, and add toppings.
Notes
- For extra flavor, try rubbing with a mix of olive oil and spices before baking.
- You can also air fry these at 400°F (200°C) for a quicker cooking time.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 240 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
