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Baked Sweet Potato Recipe

Baked sweet potatoes are tender roasted sweet potatoes with fluffy centers and naturally caramelized flavor.  A healthy, easy side dish perfect for any meal.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 sweet potatoes not peeled
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • Options for toppings
  • Feta Cheese Sour cream or Plain Greek Yoghurt
  • Butter or Margarine
  • Sea Salt
  • Brown sugar
  • Chives or Parsley

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃/Gas Mark 6.
  • Wash the sweet potatoes and thoroughly dry them, then take a knife and make slits around the whole sweet potato.
  • Take 4 pieces of tin foil, one for each sweet potato, and drizzle 1/2 tbsp. of olive oil on the tin foil. Rub the sweet potatoes in the olive oil and make sure that they are fully coated. Wrap up each sweet potato in a piece of tin foil, place them onto a baking sheet, and put into the oven.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes or until tender. Remove from the oven, slice open, let cool, and serve with your favourite toppings!

Notes

Nutritional Information                                                                                           Servings 4
Calories 318                           Carbs 28g                               Protein 2g                  Fat 24g
Nutritional Information is automatically calculated and should only be used as a guide.