How to bake the perfect sweet potato every time! Baked sweet potatoes are wonderful savory or sweet with crisp skin and a warm, soft core.
– ▢ 3 sweet potatoe– ▢ 1 teaspoon avocado or olive oil, more or less to taste*– ▢ ½ teaspoon sea salt, more or less to taste– ▢ toppings of choice, see above for idea
Ingredient
Step 1
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Direction
Step 2
Step 2
Clean potatoes: Rinse and scrub sweet potatoes, pat dry. Use a fork to poke holes in each potato. I like to do 4-8 holes, depending on how big the potato is.
Step 3
Step 3
Rub a little bit of oil on each potato and sprinkle with sea salt. Place potatoes in a baking dish or rimmed baking sheet and place in the oven.
Step 4
Step 4
Bake: Bake potatoes for 60–80 minutes, depending on size. About halfway through cooking, flip the potatoes. When a knife easily slips through the flesh, they're done.
Step 5
Step 5
Once cooked through, remove from the oven, cut open and top with your favorite toppings.
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