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Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

Diana
Enjoy an easy, delicious side dish with these twice baked sweet potatoes. Perfect alongside ham, pork chops, steaks, or grilled chicken.
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Servings 4 servings
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Course Sweet Potatoes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons butter

For the Topping

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 375 F and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  • Scrub the potatoes, pat dry, and pierce them in several places with a fork or small, sharp knife. Place the potatoes on the prepared baking pan and bake until tender, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes. The fork or knife should slide in with little resistance.
    baked sweet potatoes on baking sheet
  • Place the baked sweet potatoes on a rack and let cool slightly. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut about 1/2 inch off the top and scoop out most of the flesh, leaving a 1/4-inch border for stability.
    Hollowed sweet potatoes on baking sheet.
  • Put the sweet potato flesh in a medium bowl and add 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, the nutmeg, salt, pepper, and 4 tablespoons of butter; mash to combine.
    sweet potato prep
  • Spoon the mashed sweet potato mixture into the shells. Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle over the stuffed sweet potatoes.
    stuffed sweet potatoes on baking sheet
  • Return the potatoes to the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Enjoy!  
    1 twice baked sweet potato on a plate
Keyword stuffed sweet potatoes, twice-baked sweet potatoes
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