Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 257 calorie
- Total Fat
- 14 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 8.5 grams
- Cholesterol
- 41 milligrams
- Sodium
- 250 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 30 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 4 grams
- Protein
- 3 grams
- Sugar
- 14 grams
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 10 min
- Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Ingredients
6 sweet potatoes, even in size and scrubbed
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place sweet potatoes on sheet tray and bake for 1 hour or until soft. Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle.
- Split potatoes and remove the flesh to a medium sized bowl, reserving skins. In another bowl, add brown sugar, butter and cream cheese and the all of the spices and mash with a fork or rubber spatula.
- Add the butter and cream cheese mixture to the sweet potato flesh and fold in completely. Add the filling back to the potato skins and place on a half sheet tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.