Description
A simple and delicious recipe for baking sweet potatoes to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium size sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Set aside.
- Wash and thoroughly dry sweet potatoes. Poke several holes in each potato with a fork (I do 8 pokes – four on each side.)
- Drizzle sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle on salt. Gently rub the olive oil and salt onto the sweet potato skin making sure to cover the entire potato.
- Place sweet potatoes on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes or until the potatoes easily yield to an inserted fork or knife.
- Let cool for five minutes before splitting open and topping with your favorite toppings.
Notes
- Adjust baking time based on the size of the sweet potatoes.
- Sweet potatoes can be topped with butter, cinnamon, or any favorite toppings of your choice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg