Description
Enjoy these easy and delicious baked sweet potatoes as a nutritious side dish or a light meal. Perfectly baked sweet potatoes with a crispy skin and fluffy interior, topped with your favorite flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes:
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
Seasoning:
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Optional Toppings:
- butter
- sour cream
- chopped fresh herbs
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Prepare Potatoes: Wash and dry the sweet potatoes, prick them with a fork, rub with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake: Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 45-60 minutes until tender.
- Serve: Let them cool slightly, then slice open, fluff the insides, add desired toppings, and serve.
Notes
- Leftover baked sweet potatoes can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.
- Great for stuffing with additional ingredients for a meal variation.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
