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How to Microwave a Sweet Potato
How to cook a sweet potato in the microwave, so the insides are pillowy soft, and ready to be loaded with your favorite toppings.
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Servings: 4
Calories: 194 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
Instructions
Prep:
- Using your hands or a scrub brush, gently wash the sweet potatoes with warm water. Pat dry with a kitchen towel.
- Using a fork, prick the skin of each potato and wrap it with a damp paper towel.
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Cook:
- If cooking one sweet potato, cook it for 5 minutes, flipping it over after 3 minutes. Continue cooking it until the potato feels soft when pierced with a fork through the thickest part.
- For 4 sweet potatoes, you'll need 11 to 13 total minutes of cooking time. Remember to rotate and flip the sweet potatoes halfway through and remove them when they're tender and pierce easily with a fork.
- Using oven mitts, remove the potatoes from the microwave and allow them to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 sweet potato
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.03g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.003g
Sodium
124mg
(5%)
Potassium
762mg
(22%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
32063IU
(641%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
68mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 sweet potato | |
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Sodium | 124mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 762mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 32063IU | 641% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.