Kicked up Baked Sweet Potatoes

Mama's Kitchen (Hope)'s Note:

They serve these at a local restaurant here in TX. This is NOT a casserole! These guys are dressed for dinner in their best jackets! The WHOLE potato, baked and split like a white baked potato. You just gotta try these to believe how simple and delish they really are! Enjoy!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 sweet potatoes
• 4 teaspoons butter, divided equally
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Wash sweet potatoes and prick with a fork.
2. Microwave potatoes for about 5-7 minutes or until soft OR bake in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until soft.
3. Mix spices together and set aside.
4. Make a slit in the potato just as you would for a regular baked potato.
5. Insert 1 tsp butter into each and sprinkle with the spice mix.
6. Fluff meat of sweet potato to mix in butter and spices.
7. Feel free to adjust the amount of spices and butter to your liking.

Reviews

[Jug O'Mud]

Reluctantly gave this a try and decidedly glad I did! All I can say is "WOW"--this exceeded my expectations and I know I will try this in the future (maybe as early as tomorrow!) I loved how the cayenne and chili powder were perfectly balanced with the cinnamon...never would've guessed that it would taste this great, but so glad I know that now. Thank you!

[Wing-Man]

Taste great.

[~Nimz~]

We absolutely loved this recipe. DH swas recently diagnosed with Type II diabetes and I'm looking for healther ways to cook. I used Smart Balance in place of the butter and just sprinkled the spice combination on each half of our potato per each of our preference. Loved the fact that this did not have any sugar in them but still tasted just great. We halved one potato between the two of us and he still has leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Thanks Hope.