How to Bake Sweet Potatoes Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Use a fork to poke holes into the sweet potatoes, and set them on the baking sheet. Roast for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the skin has puffed up and you can easily pierce them with a fork.
How long does it take for a sweet potato to bake at 400 degrees?
Bake whole sweet potatoes in a 400 degree oven for 45-60 minutes. Larger sweet potatoes will take closer to 1 hour to cook while smaller ones can be ready in as little as 40 minutes.
Do you need to wrap sweet potatoes in foil before baking?
DO YOU HAVE TO WRAP POTATOES IN FOIL TO BAKE THEM? There are benefits to wrapping sweet potatoes in foil before baking them, but you don't have to. The foil helps them stay warm once they come out of the oven, and helps keep the skin softer by trapping moisture in to steam them.
What temp should a sweet potato be cooked to?
I typically bake sweet potatoes between 45 to 55 minutes in a 400 degree F. oven. You can check the internal temperature of your sweet potatoes with an instant-read thermometer -- you'll want them to be between 205 to 212 degrees F. in the thickest part of the potato when they're done.
What is the healthiest way to cook sweet potatoes?
Boiling sweet potatoes retains more beta-carotene and makes the nutrient more absorbable than other cooking methods such as baking or frying. Up to 92% of the nutrient can be retained by limiting the cook time, such as boiling in a pot with a tightly covered lid for 20 minutes.
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