This post may contain affiliate links.See my disclosure policy.Learn how to make baked sweet potatoes! The perfect baked sweet potato is wonderfully silky smooth and creamy inside with crispy skin on the outside.

Pull them out of the oven and serve them with the toppings of your choice.I’ve included ideas for both savory and sweet toppings.It’s an easy and nutritious dish you can enjoy as an entree or a side.

When we moved from the Pacific Northwest to Virginia 3 1/2 years ago, one of things I was excited about was being able to expand the varieties of vegetables that I grow.Sweet potatoes were something I was particularly eager to try and I sent all out that first season, planting 5 different varieties – orange, red, white, yellow, and purple.And boy did they grow – that first attempt yielded over 600 pounds of sweet potatoes! The biggest single sweet potato weighed 7 pounds and we celebrated by turning it into some fabulous Sweet Potato Fries.

And with that many sweet potatoes you can well imagine I kept busy preparing them in a variety of ways including Sweet Potato Pie, Curried Sweet Potato Soup, Sweet Potato Fettuccine Alfredo, Sweet Potato Pancakes and, of course, baked sweet potatoes.Why Baked Sweet Potatoes? We’re all familiar with baked potatoes or, as they’re called in the UK, jacket potatoes.But if you haven’t tried baked sweet potatoes you’re in for a treat.

Rich in vitamins A and C, fiber, and antioxidants, they’re a nutritional power

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