Baked Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar

Name: Baked Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 medium sweet potatoes, (8 to 10 ounces each), scrubbed; Coarse salt and ground pepper; 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter; 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons packed dark-brown sugar

Recipe photo courtesy of José Manuel Picayo Rivera

Roasting sweet potatoes at a high oven temperature makes the skin delicious and extra crackly.

Source: Everyday Food, March 2006

50 mins 10 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes, (8 to 10 ounces each), scrubbed
Coarse salt and ground pepper
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons packed dark-brown sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. With a fork, poke potatoes in several places. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet; bake until tender, about 40 minutes.
2. Cut a deep cross in the top of each potato, and push the ends together to make an opening. Sprinkle inside with salt and pepper; dot each potato with 1 tablespoon butter and 2 teaspoons sugar. Serve.