Community Pick
Baked Sweet Potato
photo by anniesnomsblog
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 garnet yams
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup whipped butter
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Bake yams for 45 to 75 minutes (bigger yams take longer to cook).
- When they are done, the outside will have darkened and the inside will be soft.
- You may see liquid from the potato oozing out and charring.
- When the potato is sliced open, the inside of the skin will be charred black from the caramelizing sugar in the potato.
- This is a perfectly cooked potato.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and set aside.
- To serve, slice a potato down the center.
- Add two Tbs of whipped butter, then sprinkle some cinnamon/sugar over the top.
Reviews
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Don't forget to prick the sweet potatoes a few times all over with a fork. I also put a piece of aluminum foil under each sweet potato, so that the sugar (that oozes out as the potatoes cook) doesn't drip on the racks or on the bottom of the oven and burn. (Why make more work for yourself?) Other than those "changes", this recipe is dynamite for baked sweet potatoes! Thanks, Tish, for posting! :)
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Tweaks
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Once you plate the sweet potato, Here are a few suggestions. Dress the sweet potatoes with Maple Syrup (Grade "B" if you can find it) and sprinkle on some Maple Sugar along with some butter. Alternately, you can use "Sweet Treat" a combination of cinnamon, sugar and vanilla from the good folks at Cajun Power (www.cajunpowersauce.com)...either way you will enjoy your sweet potatoes just a LITTLE bit more if you follow my advice
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I love sweet potatoes and this is the first time I ever baked one. I really appreciated the info in the recipe instructions on how to tell if a sweet potato is cooked thoroughly. My bf doesn't like sweet potatoes (silly man!) so I bought myself just one yam to try this with. My yam was probably medium in size, and after 45 mins, I could smell a bit of the liquid burning and I the skin was crisp-feeling on the outside and I could feel that the flesh had pulled away from the skin on the inside. I squished it with my fingers (using a pot holder) and it felt tender, so I cut it open. The inside skin was charring, so I figured it was ready. Not quite, I found part of the flesh was still not tender. I was worried about putting this back in the oven already cut open, but figured I might as well try. I squished the sides of the cut potato back together and let cook another 20 minutes. Perfect! I used dark brown sugar instead of granulated. I used Smart Balance with Flaxsweed Oil instead of butter. I just estimated the amounts of ground cinnamon, brown sugar, and the Smart Balance. Sweet, creamy, buttery, and just enough cinnamon to complement the flavor. This was worth heating up the oven in 90 degree F weather. :D I lined my baking sheet with foil for easy clean-up. I ate this by itself for a late lunch and it was a nice treat, and a tasty alternative to regular baked potatoes. Thanks Tish! :)
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
? 5 stars - This recipe is perfect. (My DH is truly a critic and doesn't give 5's unless it's amazing) I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
? 4 stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
? 3 stars - This is a recipe I would not make again but it was OK
? 2 stars - This recipe I would not make again and we didn't like it at all
? 1 star - This recipes did not work out/taste was unappealing and wouldn't make again