Sweet Potatoes Twice Baked
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
3
ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, . choose firm potatoes with even colored skins (also called yams)
- vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (or more sugar, to taste)
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1/4 cup pecans
- 3 tablespoons crushed pineapple (drained)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- miniature marshmallow
directions
- Wash potatoes then blot dry.
- Prick potatoes with a fork to allow steam to escape.
- Rub a light coating of vegetable oil onto potato skins.
- Bake in 375 degree oven until tender, 35 to 45 minutes.
- Cut a thin lengthwise slice from the top of each potato.
- Scoop out inside being careful to leave a thin shell.
- Mash potatoes in a mixing bowl until no lumps remain.
- Add butter, brown sugar, raisins, nuts, drained pineapple and cinnamon.
- Fill potato skins with mixture.
- For the second baking step, increase oven to 400 degrees.
- Place potatoes in an oven-proof dish.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- Remove dish from oven.
- Set oven to broil.
- Place several miniature marshmallows on top of each potato, then place under broiler.
- Marshmallows will brown quickly, so observe until marshmallows are soft and slightly brown.
- Place a sheet of aluminum foil on lower rack of oven to catch drippings from potatoes while they are baking.
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