Baked Sweet potatoes. A fork or knife should be easily inserted into the center of the potato when it's finished baking. Baked sweet potatoes are my favorite side dish with just about anything. I put my sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet because they often ooze through the pierced holes.

On a baking sheet, prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Let cool, then split the tops open with a knife and top with a pat of butter. Baked sweet potatoes are the perfect, healthy side dish in the fall months. You can have Baked Sweet potatoes using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Sweet potatoes

It's 2 1/2 cup of sugar.
You need 2/3 cup of water.
Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.
Prepare 3 of peeled sweet potatoes.

I like to simply eat it with some butter on top, a little goes a long way or try it with coconut oil to keep it dairy free. To save calories, omit all together and try sprinkling on cinnamon, cumin, chili powder or even pumpkin spice.. Pierce each sweet potato several times with the tines of a fork. Place the sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil.

Baked Sweet potatoes step by step

Boil sugar, water,and butter together for 5 minutes.
Cut sweet potatoes lengthwise place in greased pan.
Pour syrup from pan over the sweet potatoes.
Place in oven until a fork goes into the potatoe easily.

Make a slit in the top of each sweet potato. Chipotle salad baked sweet potatoes: I also love topping baked sweet potatoes with this chipotle cheddar chopped salad (or, really, just about any kind of chopped salad). Ranch baked sweet potatoes: We also love roasting up some chickpeas, dicing up some avocado and drizzling my tahini ranch dressing on baked sweet potatoes for easy dinners. Baked sweet potatoes are one of my favorite side dishes. They're no-fuss, easy to bake and packed with vitamins and nutrients.