Basic Cooking Tips
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Cutting and chopping sweetpotatoes
Sweetpotatoes are dense, so a thin-bladed knife can help, along with gentle but firm pressure. Ideally, cut a slice from one long side first, creating a flat side to sit on the cutting board for successive cuts. Watch a video on how to cut sweetpotatoes.
Basic cooking instructions
Read instructions for many basic sweetpotato preparations below or click to watch these videos:
Baked sweetpotatoes
Watch a video on how to bake sweetpotatoes
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Pierce the sweetpotatoes a few times with a fork or knife, and then bake until tender, 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the sweetpotatoes.
For quicker baked sweetpotatoes, microwave on high for 4 minutes, then bake at 400°F until tender, 10 to 20 minutes.
Enjoy baked sweetpotatoes as they are, or stuff them, or scoop out the flesh and mash them. Or try one of these recipes:
Stuffed Sweetpotato Skins
Loaded Southwestern Quinoa Sweetpotatoes
Healthy Loaded Sweetpotatoes
Roasted sweetpotatoes
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Toss diced or sliced sweetpotatoes with oil, arrange on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until tender, 15 to 30 minutes depending on the size and amount of the pieces.
Enjoy them as they are, or try roasted sweetpotatoes in one of these recipes:
