Best Side Essentials Twice Baked Sweet Potato Heaven Recipes

CREAMY TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES

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I like to make these twice-baked sweet potatoes because they can be prepared ahead of time. With the addition of cream cheese, they are very creamy and not overly sweet. It is so easy to increase the quantity to any number. -Linda Call, Falun, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 1h15m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes (about 10 ounces each)
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet until tender, 45-60 minutes. Cool slightly., Cut off a thin slice from top of each potato. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in.-thick shells. Mash pulp with cream cheese, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spoon into shells; return to pan. Top with pecans. Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 297 calories, Fat 16g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 32mg cholesterol, Sodium 100mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

SIDE ESSENTIALS: TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATO HEAVEN

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This is a really fun way to bake up some fantastic sweet potatoes. They can be served at your next football party as a snack, or you could have them as a side at your next dinner party. I personally serve a variation of this as one of my sides at Thanksgiving. So, you ready... Let's get into the kitchen.

Provided by Andy Anderson !

Categories Vegetables

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

PLAN/PURCHASE
THE POTATO
1 large sweet potato
2 Tbsp plain greek yogurt, or sour cream
1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 Tbsp fresh clover honey
salt, kosher variety, to taste
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
THE TOPPING
1/4 c chopped walnuts
1 Tbsp sweet butter, unsalted, melted
1 Tbsp fresh clover honey
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
olive oil, for brushing the skins

Steps:

1. PREP/PREPARE
2. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
3. THE POTATO
4. Add a rack to the middle position, and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
5. Wash the sweet potato, and use a paring knife or fork to prick the skin.
6. Chef's Note: Pricking the skin of a potato will allow steam to escape; keeping the potato from splitting open during the baking process.
7. Brush with a bit of olive oil, and lightly sprinkle with salt.
8. Place the potato on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and place in the oven until cooked through, about 20 - 35 minutes; depending on how big your potatoes are.
9. Chef's Tip: A potato is cooked through, when a fork or paring knife inserted into the potato goes in without resistance.
10. Allow to cool, and then, using a spoon, carefully remove the insides, while leaving the skins intact.
11. Mix the sweet potato with the remainder of the ingredients, and add back into the potato skins.
12. THE TOPPING
13. Add the topping ingredients together.
14. Divide between the filled potato skins.
15. Return to the preheated oven, and bake for an addition 12 - 15 minutes, or until the tops begin to brown.
16. PLATE/PRESENT
17. Serve by themselves as a party snack, or as a side at your next dinner party. Enjoy.
18. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.