Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword stuffed-sweet-potato-recipes, stuffed-sweet-potatoes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Stand time 5

Total Time 1 20

Servings servings

Calories 671kcal

Preheat oven to 375°F. Wash and pat dry sweet potatoes. Pierce a few times with a knife. Wrap in foil. Place onto a baking sheet.
Place into oven. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until soft when squeezed.
Meanwhile, spread pecans on a separate baking sheet in a single layer. Toast while potatoes bake for 5-7 minutes, then set aside.
Assemble: Remove foil from potatoes. Slice potatoes down the middle leaving at least a 1/2 inch border on each end. Squeeze ends to open, leaving a gap in center. Place onto a baking pan, covered with foil spritzed with cooking spray for easier clean-up.
Divide butter between sweet potatoes. Season each with 1/4 tsp salt. (May adjust salt to taste)
In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over butter. Use a fork to gently fluff through sweet potato flesh.
Divide toasted pecans between potatoes and top with marshmallows.
Return to the oven baking for 5 minutes or just until marshmallows are melting and golden. Broil for a few minutes to toast further, if desired.
Let stand for 5 minutes, then serve.

Choosing Sweet Potatoes - It's important to choose sweet potatoes of similar size and shape for this recipe. I find the more plump sweet potatoes work best.
Spices - You can use cinnamon or pumpkin pie seasoning in these sweet potatoes. Pumpkin pie seasoning is a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and ginger. It works beautifully to enhance the flavor of sweet potatoes, too.
Maple Syrup - You can use a tablespoon or two of maple syrup for the filling. You could also add a splash of vanilla extract.
Customize the Servings - This recipe can easily be modified for one or two servings as well as increasing it to make more than four servings, depending on your needs.
Butter - When adding the butter to the baked sweet potatoes, use a fork to gently mix it into the flesh. Some of the melted butter will escape while baking, this is normal.
Easy Clean-Up -Due to some of the juices and cooking liquid escaping while baking, line the sheet pan with heavy duty foil sprayed with cooking spray for easier clean-up.
Toast the Marshmallows - You can broil the mini marshmallows under the broiler for a few minutes at the end of baking to toast them to your liking.
Sugar - You can use dark brown sugar for a stronger molasses flavor or white sugar. You can also adjust the sweetness to your taste, using an alternative sugar substitute that you enjoy.