Sweet Potatoes Recipe at 400 Degrees in Oven
Compared to boiling sweet potatoes, baking sweet potatoes in the oven is preferred because it retains most of its natural sweetness. Follow our simple step-by-step recipe to bake your sweet potato, light, fluffy, tender, and delicious.
Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Clean your sweet potatoes. Scrub and rinse your sweet potatoes clean with a vegetable brush - to ensure you don't end up with dirt or debris in your meal. This is important especially if you want to eat the skin. After washing, dry sweet potatoes with a clean paper towel
- Poke with a fork - sweet potatoes build up steam and heat when they cook. Poke sweet potatoes 4 to 5 times to ensure that they don't burst while cooking.
- If you like to eat the sweet potatoes skin, drizzle a little oil (to enhance flavor and crunchiness) and sprinkle some salt and pepper over each one.
- If you prefer a softer skin, wrap each sweet potato in aluminum foil or leave unwrapped if you prefer a crispier skin.
- If sweet potatoes are left unwrapped, place a baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven. The baking pan catches the dripping that may occur when cooking unwrapped potatoes in the oven at 400 Fahrenheit.
- Arrange sweet potatoes on the middle rack. Set your timer depending on the sizes of sweet potatoes.
- To check your sweet potatoes for doneness, pierce gently with a knife or fork to see if it slides in smoothly without resistance.
- Serve. Cut sweet potatoes open and season with your favorite toppings. Add margarine and species. You can use savory spices like salt, pepper, rosemary, garlic; or add sweet spices like cinnamon, sugar, coconut oil