Easy Baked Sweet Potato Halves in Oven or Air Fryer Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier and maintains similar cooking properties.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: none

White pepper offers a milder flavor but is not a direct health improvement.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: none

Dried herbs are more economical and have a longer shelf life.

Start with a sweet potato, preferably shorter and chunkier.

Rinse the sweet potato and dry it with a towel.

Cut the sweet potato in half as evenly as possible.

Add about half a teaspoon of light olive oil to the flesh side of each half and rub it in.

Sprinkle coarse sea salt on both halves.

Flip the sweet potato halves over so the flesh side is down.

Place the sweet potato halves in a 400°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes.

Check for doneness by piercing with a fork; it should go in easily.

Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving.

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