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The Perfect Baked Sweet Potato is easy to achieve. So if you're wondering how to bake sweet potatoes, then you've come to the right place! Find out how long to bake sweet potatoes, plus my favorite SIMPLE way to eat them (with butter and cinnamon sugar!).
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The Perfect Baked Sweet Potato (with Cinnamon Sugar)

Baked Sweet Potatoes are so versatile—serve them for breakfast, dinner, or anytime. Enjoy them salty or sweet, you can't go wrong! So if you’re wondering how to bake sweet potatoes in the oven, then you’ve come to the right place!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

  • 6 large sweet potatoes scrubbed and rinsed
  • olive oil
  • kosher salt optional, see note
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter melted
  • 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Prick each sweet potato all over with a fork.
    6 large sweet potatoes
    poking sweet potatoes with fork
  • Place on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Rub the olive oil over each potato to coat.
    olive oil
    drizzling olive oil before baking
  • Sprinkle lightly with salt.
    kosher salt
    sweet potatoes in baking sheet, sprinkle some salt before baking
  • Bake for 45-60 minutes or until fully cooked (The potatoes are done when there is zero resistance when pressed).
  • Remove from the oven and slice each sweet potato from end to end, squeezing the ends together to open the potatoes a bit more.
    squeezing the ends together to open the potatoes a bit more
  • Drizzle each with the melted butter and then top with 1 tablespoon brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon per potato. Serve and enjoy!
    3 tablespoons salted butter, 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    top it with some brown sugar and ground cinnamon.

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Notes

  • If you want a savory potato, add some garlic salt with some herbs like parsley, chives, oregano or cilantro. 
  • Don’t forget to rub the sweet potatoes before baking. They have harvested from the ground and will have trapped dirt in their skin.
  • Top with some greek yogurt or sour cream.
  • The brown sugar is a must! I don't recommend replacing it with regular granulated sugar or any other sweetener.

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 454mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 18620IU | Vitamin C: 3.1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg