How to Bake a Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes are high in beta carotene.

Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins, providing twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin day and nearly half the RDA of vitamin C. When storing the vegetable, keep it in a dry cool place but not in the refrigerator. Sweet potatoes are a tropical plant and the temperatures in the refrigerator can give it a hard core. Sweet potatoes can be baked and served in the same way you bake an Idaho potato.

Things You'll Need

• Vegetable brush
• Fork
• Baking sheet

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to about 350 degrees.

2. Clean the sweet potato with a vegetable brush and poke it a few times with a fork to let steam escape while it is in the oven.

3. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Place in the oven and allow them to cook for about 50 minutes.

4. Test the potatoes to see if they are done. They should feel slightly soft. If not, let the sweet potatoes bake a little longer, then test again

Tips & Warnings

• Wash the sweet potato

• Pre-head oven to 350 degrees to allow the potatoes to bake 50 minutes

• Serve

References

• Aggie Horticulture: What Is the Difference Between a Sweet Potato and a Yam?