I have been wanting to make these Baked Sweet Potato Halves for a while now. I make our Baked Potato Halves all the time and I love sweet potatoes, so why not do a sweet potato version? What I found with actually putting the idea into reality was that I had to adjust the process of how it is done. Unfortunately sweet potatoes don’t hold the topping the same way potatoes do. So the solution was starting out the same way, baking the potatoes cut side face down in the topping, then flipping them part way through the baking process. Not too much more work, and totally worth it for the perfect baked sweet potato.
Ingredients in Baked Sweet Potato Halves
Sweet potatoes or yams – scrubbed and cut in halfButter (I usually do unsalted butter)Chopped pecansSweetened coconut flakesBrown sugarMarshmallow fluffCream cheeseCinnamonPinch of salt (optional)
It’s All About the Toppings
The secret to make these sweet potatoes over-the-top delicious is the cinnamon marshmallow cream topping! Also, we ate these out of the skin like a boat; we aren’t crazy about the skin on sweet potatoes.
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