Recipe- Perfect For Evening Snack Are Baked Sweet Potatoes

Baked Sweet potatoes are delicious, healthy and versatile. Learn how to bake them perfectly every time with this simple and easy recipe that shows both a sweet and a savory option. Sweet potatoes are such a versatile food. They can be boiled, baked, pureed, fried, mashed and even grilled! Sweet potatoes can stand in for meats, to add texture and flavor without a lot of calories or cholesterol. Sweet potatoes are a fun, Fall favorite but are great any time of year.

Ingredients

4 large sweet potatoes
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Method

* Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

* Scrub the dirt off of each sweet potato. Use a fork to poke 8 to 10 sets of holes in the skins of each sweet potato for ventilation and wrap each tightly in aluminum foil.

* Place on a baking sheet to catch the juice that will inevitably leak out. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour, or until soft.

* Carefully remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and unwrap.

* Slice them each in half length-wise.

* Add 1 tablespoon melted butter to the inside of each sweet potato to top. Season with salt and pepper.