Simple Baked Sweet Potatoes
Updated Sep 26, 2025
Learn how to make simple Baked Sweet Potatoes in the oven with this easy step-by-step method - includes baking tips & serving ideas!
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How I Bake Sweet Potatoes
If you want to learn how to make simple baked sweet potatoes, this tutorial is for you and it comes out great every time! If you’ve never tried them before, you are in for a treat. Slowly baked, sweet potatoes transform in the oven into savory-sweet, caramel goodness. It’s one of my favorite things to meal prep on a Sunday because I can serve it with scrambled eggs for breakfast, with Roasted Chicken Thighs for dinner or even eat it cold the next day as a snack – yes I’m obsessed!
Happy Baking!
– Yumna
How to Bake Sweet Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes
- Butter for serving
- Salt and pepper for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Wash the sweet potatoes well, dry and use a fork to poke holes all over the sweet potatoes.
- Place sweet potatoes on prepared baking sheet and bake until tender through to the center, 40-50 minutes. It should be puffed up and soft when pierced with a knife.
- Allow the sweet potatoes to cool, then cut the tops open with a knife and serve with a pat of butter, salt and pepper, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Recipe Tips
- Make sure to poke holes in the potatoes. The holes are like little steaming vents so that as the sweet potato gets hot and cooks. It also releases steam and helps to reduce baking time. Plus, without them, the potatoes can explode while cooking which will make a huge mess!
- Use evenly sized potatoes. This way they will all cook at the same rate.
- Halve them to speed up cooking time. If you are short on time, you can cut the potatoes in halve and roast them cut side down
- If you have time, roast at a lower temp. If you roast the potatoes in a 350˚F oven, they will take about twice as long to cook, but it will allow the natural sugars to caramelize for the best flavor.
Serving Ideas
- With Oven-Baked Proteins: Roasted Salmon in Butter, Oven Baked Cod, Roasted Chicken Thighs
- Sweet Potato Creations: Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes, Sweet Potato Pancakes, Sweet Potato Waffles
- Stuffed With Protein: Scrambled Eggs Stuffed Sweet Potato, Ground Beef Cottage Cheese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Comments
Tried this. Sweet potatoes were so good. Will do them again
Yay, so happy you liked it!! Thanks!