Adding sweet potatoes to your diet is a simple and enjoyable way to try healthy foods — vegetables are a perfect superfood, rich in vitamin C and fiber. They are also quite flexible but baking them in the oven is an easy way to prepare them, and they will be the perfect base for all kinds of grease. We love them full of roast chicken or like a bunless joe. If you are stressed over time, you can microwave your potatoes. The results will not be perfect but it means you will have well-cooked potatoes on the table in minutes.
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How to Bake Potatoes
This simple baked sweet potato recipe is my favorite way to enjoy these vegetables suitable for kids. Whether you take them for granted by sprinkling salt and pepper and a slice of butter OR walking down a delicious trail and topping them with a little brown sugar and cinnamon AND a little butter, you will not make a mistake.
Baking sweet potatoes are incredibly easy but every step is important, so do not skip it!
Wash AND dry the sweet potatoes. Drying is very important because we want the skin to dry properly during baking. Can you eat sweet potatoes? YES! And it is very good for you. Can dogs eat sweet potatoes? YES! So even if you don’t finish your potato, you can give your puppy the rest, if that’s your kind of thing.
Drizzle holes in all the sweet potatoes. I made 4 fork nails on one side, peeled the sweet potatoes, and did it again. So 8 pricks in total.
Drizzle sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt or kosher salt.
Grease the potatoes to make sure the whole area is well oiled and well-drained. (I do not use peppers without my potatoes because when my sweet tooth comes in and I decide to cover and sprinkle sweet potatoes with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, I add it to the cucumber.)
Bake the potatoes on a baking sheet. Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper or foil to avoid cleaning. Sweet potatoes make MESS.
How Can You Tell If Potatoes Are Made?
Sweet potatoes cannot be kept secret. When they are finished, the whole world will know.
They start to extract their delicious caramelized juice, a little crumpled up, and if you want to make sure, just stab one with a fork or knife. The knife should slide easily when the sweet potatoes are ripe.
How Long to Bake Potatoes?
How long do you bake sweet potatoes? It depends on two things:
the size of your sweet potatoes
and oven temperature
I like to bake my sweet potatoes at 400F for about 45 minutes.
The range is usually between 40 minutes and 1 hour depending on the size of the sweet potato.
You can try to make sure that all my potatoes are the same size and shape when I make the baked sweet potatoes in the oven. This means they will all end at once and we can have dinner together – by winning!
How to Bake Sweet Potatoes in Foil
There is only one difference between this recipe for baked sweet potatoes with foil on and off – the skin.
The skin is often uncomfortable when wrapped in foil. The whole process remains the same though. Just wrap the potatoes in foil before placing them in the oven. You will still want to use a baking sheet because the juices often find a way out of the foil.
Microwave-style baked potatoes?
Yes, this too can be done.
Wash and dry the potatoes
Grease several times with a fork
Wipe a wet paper towel
Microwave up for 5 to 10 minutes on a microwave-safe plate (flip potatoes in the middle)
Tips and Tricks for the Best Sweet Potatoes
- Choose sweet potatoes that are about the same size so that the cooking time is the same.
- Cover your baking sheet with parchment paper or foil for easy cleaning.
- Allow the potatoes to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
- Baked sweet potatoes? 143. So feel free to download these kids UP!
- Top with butter, salt, pepper, or sour cream and chives to get a nutritious sweet potato.
- Top with butter, brown sugar, and a pinch of cinnamon to get a deliciously delicious version.
What You Can Serve With Sweet Baked Potatoes
Fun Turkey Meatballs
Crockpot Turkey Breast
Baked Potatoes (How to Bake Sweet Potatoes)
Baked Sweet Potato is simpler than you think! Learn to bake sweet potatoes easily and quickly in my ridiculous way! The sweets are also lightly browned on the inside with glossy skins, these baked sweet potatoes make an excellent side dish all the time. Go for delicious OR delicious – your choice!
Ingredients
4 medium potatoes, tall and thin
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sea salt or kosher salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Set aside.
- Wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Drill a few holes in each potato fork – I made 8 pokes.
- Sprinkle sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Gently apply olive oil and salt to the skin of the potato making sure to cover all the potatoes.
- Place the sweet potatoes on a prepared baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes or until the potatoes easily pour into a frozen fork or knife.
Let it cool for five minutes before splitting it open and add with your favorite ingredients.
