Description
Cranberry Apple Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes are a delicious side dish combining sweet potatoes, cranberries, and apples for a flavorful experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 apple, diced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Wash the sweet potatoes and poke holes in them with a fork.
- Bake sweet potatoes for about 45 minutes or until tender.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Cut the sweet potatoes in half and scoop out the insides into a bowl.
- Add cranberries, diced apple, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the sweet potato flesh. Mix well.
- Stuff the mixture back into the sweet potato skins.
- Top with chopped pecans if using.
- Return to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less brown sugar.
- Substitute walnuts for pecans if preferred.
- This dish can be made ahead and reheated before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: Cranberry Apple Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Side Dish, Thanksgiving