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A large baked sweet potato in a white baking dish.
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How To Bake A Sweet Potato

Learn how to bake a sweet potato perfectly which has a crisp skin but perfectly fluffy tender inside.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 sweet potatoes
Calories: 265kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 sweet potatoes medium
  • 6 tsp oil
  • kosher salt to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Begin by scrubbing your sweet potatoes, getting rid of debris and dirt then pat dry.
  • Next prick each potato all over with a fork making sure to pierce the inside.
  • Rub down each potato with 2 teaspoons of oil or use the olive oil spray to evenly coat the potatoes.
  • Sprinkle each potato liberally with salt.
  • Add each potato to a wire rack inside of a baking pan then place in the oven for 50-70 minutes or until you can easily push through the surface of the potato into the flesh with no resistance. You can even squeeze it with mitted hands and if it gives easily, it’s ready to eat!
  • Cool for 10 minutes then serve them up!

Notes

How to cook a sweet potato in the microwave
If you want to get your potatoes ready faster, the microwave is the best way to speed it up!
You can even still get the baked potato vibe by splitting the time between both appliances.  Add the potato to the microwave for half of the time then pop in the oven to finish it off for that beautiful baked potato feel with less time.
How long to microwave a baked sweet potato
Up to 10 minutes max.  Using oven mitts, begin checking your potato doneness around the 4-5 minute mark so it doesn’t shrivel up too much.

Nutrition

Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 762mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 32063IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg