How to Make Awesome Honey Nut Sweet Potatoes

Looking for a new way to enjoy sweet potatoes (and get more nutrients)? These delicious sweet potatoes will be a new favorite for Thanksgiving and Christmas family dinners.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Preheated oven to 400° F
• One sweet potato per serving desired
• One (1) tablespoon butter per sweet potato
• One-half (1/2) teaspoon cinnamon
• One half (1/2) teaspoon nutmeg
• Additional butter
• Philadelphia® Honey Nut Cream Cheese
• Flat pan, preferably 3 to 4 inches deep
• Parchment paper
• Foil
• Water
• Knife
• Toothpick

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.

2. Line your flat pan with foil. Next, place a layer of parchment paper on top of the foil.
   Add enough water to cover 1/8” of the bottom of the flat baking pan.

3. Wash sweet potatoes thoroughly, cut off any areas with roots, bruises, or soft spots, pat each dry.

4. Cut slits, approximately four inches (4”) long on opposite sides of the sweet potato, Rub butter over each sweet potato.

5. Place sweet potatoes in the pan with the water. Cover the entire pan with one layer of parchment paper. Place a layer of foil over the parchment paper.

6. Bake the sweet potatoes for approximately 20 minutes.
   
   Turn the potatoes over and cook for another 20 minutes (or until sticking a toothpick easily through the entire sweet potato occurs).

7. Remove the cooked (until tender) sweet potatoes. Cut them in halves (if you prefer). Add one half (1/2) tablespoon butter (or your desired amount) to each half of the sweet potato.

8. Add one half tablespoon (1/2) butter (or your desired amount) to each half of the sweet potato.

9. Wait one minute. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg, to taste.

10. Add one-half (1/2) tablespoon (or desired amount) of Philadelphia® Honey Nut Cream Cheese© to each half of the sweet potato and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• You can split the sweet potato instead of cutting it into halves to ensure the butter melts easier.
• Using a fork, scrap the meat of the sweet potato away from the skin to mix in the butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and Honey Nut Cream Cheese.
• Depending on how many sweet potatoes you cook, and the size/type oven used, cooking time may increase, particularly for 6 or more potatoes.
• Do not overcook the sweet potatoes to prevent drying them out.

[jenecequa]

on 12/4/2009 This sounds so good - I'll be making them for the holidays coming up. I love sweet potatoes! Thanks, and I love your photo - you look like Janet Jackson and Rosie Perez - 2 of my favorites! 5*

[jenecequa]

on 12/4/2009 This sounds so good - I'll be making them for the holidays coming up. I love sweet potatoes! Thanks, and I love your photo - you look like Janet Jackson and Rosie Perez - 2 of my favorites! 5*

[jenng]

on 11/29/2009 GREAT ARTICLE ON How to Make Awesome Honey Nut Sweet Potatoes 5*