Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Perfect Combination of creamy and sweet filled with a sweet pecan topping
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 TBSP unsalted butter
- 3 TBSP brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Splash of milk
Topping
- 3/4 cup cut up pecans
- 2 TBSP brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 TBSP milk
- 4 TBSP unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Pierce the sweet potatoes several times with a fork and place them on a baking sweet. Bake for about an hour or until tender.
- While the potatoes are cooking making the topping.
- Topping: Add the butter on a skillet and the pecans. Cook a medium high. Add in the brown sugar and cinnamon and stir. Add in the milk at the add. Keep stirring and cooking for about 5-7 mins. Place to the side till ready to top.
- After nice and tender. Cut the potatoes in half. Scoop out the middle and out in mixing bowl and leave a thin layer to maintain the skins structure.
- Prepare the filling. Add in the brown sugar and cinnamon to sweet potatoes middle. Start mashing it together. Add a little bit of milk to make it nice and smooth at the end.
- Spoon the mixture back in each sweet potato skin.
- Add the pecan topping to each one.
- Final Bake. Return the sweet potatoes back to the oven to bake at 375 degrees F for 15- 20 minutes.
- Take out and Enjoy!
Notes
Add Mini Marshmallows to the toppings if you want. Another great topping