Best Ever Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Sugar Butter - How to Bake Sweet Potatoes

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with a similar texture.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey is a natural sweetener that can be more affordable.

Poke holes in the sweet potatoes with a fork to allow steam to escape.

Drizzle about 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil all over the sweet potatoes.

Season the sweet potatoes with salt and black pepper to taste, smearing the oil, salt, and pepper around each potato.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Bake the sweet potatoes for about 1 hour, flipping them halfway through to ensure even cooking.

Check if the sweet potatoes are soft to touch; if not, return them to the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes.

Make a slit along each baked sweet potato, then squeeze from both ends to open them up.

Insert 1 tablespoon of butter into each sweet potato, using more if desired.

Fluff each sweet potato with a fork, mixing in the melted butter.

Mix together 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon for the topping, then add a spoonful of this mixture into each sweet potato and mix well.

Top each sweet potato with a little more butter and a sprinkle of the cinnamon sugar before serving.

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