In addition to my favorite sweet potato casserole, I have also made some yummy twice baked sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving. I began by washing the sweet potatoes in cold water. I then cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and put the cut side down on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. While the sweet potatoes were baking until tender, I combined the cream cheese, milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the filling in a bowl. I wanted to make sure that the cream cheese had a bit of time to soften. After the sweet potatoes were cooked tender, I scooped out the insides of each potato half. I then placed the potato insides in the bowl with the rest of the filling and put the potato skins in a baking dish lined with foil. I then thoroughly mixed together the filling for the twice baked sweet potatoes. After refilling the skins with the mixture, I stuck the whole shebang in the refrigerator. After the turkey is ready on Thanksgiving Day, I will reheat the twice baked sweet potatoes in the oven. Easy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 4 ounces of cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425º.
- Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Clean the sweet potatoes.
- Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise.
- Place the sweet potatoes cut side down on the foil.
- Bake the sweet potatoes for 30 to 35 minutes or until tender.
- Scoop out the centers of the cooked sweet potatoes.
- Mix the sweet potato with the cream cheese, milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Spoon the sweet potato mixture back into the potato skins.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- Serve hot.
- Refrigerate any uneaten twice baked sweet potatoes.
Image Credits
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe © 2011 Heather Johnson
Cut Unbaked Sweet Potatoes © 2011 Heather Johnson
Cooked Sweet Potatoes © 2011 Heather Johnson
Ingredients for the Filling © 2011 Heather Johnson
Scooped Out Sweet Potatoes © 2011 Heather Johnson
Mixing the Filling © 2011 Heather Johnson
Finished Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes © 2011 Heather Johnson