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Easy Baked Sweet Potatoes
Baked sweet potatoes are super easy to make and taste even more delicious than regular baked potatoes. Perfect for busy days, when you need an easy AND healthy side dish everyone will love!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 320 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American , British
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon salt (ideally coarse sea salt)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 whole sweet potatoes skins ON (roughly 300g / 10oz each)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C / gas mark 7 / 425F.
- Mix together the salt and olive oil in a large bowl.
- Add the sweet potatoes and stir to coat thoroughly. (Or, even better, use your hands!)
- Place the sweet potatoes on a large non-stick baking tray, ensuring they are well spread out and in a single layer.
- Roast in the oven for 50 minutes, or until done to your liking.
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Notes
- It’s crucial to ensure the sweet potatoes are spread out well over the baking sheet - if they are touching each other, they may take longer to cook.
- A 300g / 10oz sweet potato will take approximately 50 minutes to bake in the oven, but this does depend a little on the shape (a long, thin sweet potato will bake faster than a short, fat one!) If your sweet potato is larger than this, you may need to bake it for a little longer. I recommend splitting one sweet potato open after 50 minutes and checking it is cooked to your liking – if not, place it back in the oven and cook for a little longer.
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
Calories
320kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Sodium
747mg
(31%)
Potassium
1011mg
(29%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
42561IU
(851%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
90mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 320
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 320kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 747mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 1011mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 42561IU | 851% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.