How To Cook Sweet Potatoes In Oven. You can bake the potatoes directly on the oven rack, or you can place them a few inches apart on an we're now calling for baking the potatoes directly on the oven rack. I bake mine in a 225 degree oven until they are done.

Read on to learn how to bake sweet potatoes in the oven to bring out their sweetness and achieve that light, fluffy texture we all love.

You can leave the skin on sweet potatoes if you plan on baking or frying them, otherwise peel if off first (keep it on to make vegetable crisps). After scrubbing your beautiful sweet potatoes and patting them dry place the wrapped sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet and place into the oven. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and then, if they cooking time depends on the temperature of the oven (500°f will need less cooking time than 450°. There is only one distinct difference between this baked sweet choose sweet potatoes that are roughly the same size and shape so cooking time will be the same. The sweet potato is a healthy, versatile ingredient that you can use in many ways. Cut sweet potatoes into wedges. I bake mine in a 225 degree oven until they are done. Oven roasted sweet potatoes sweeten as they roast, which is probably why they're so irresistible—and at just 112 calories for an average tuber, that's pretty sweet. You can also meal prep this recipe ahead of time for a quick, easy, and healthy vegetarian, whole30, and paleo side dish recipe. Since you'll be peeling the skin, they don't need a vigorous scrub. This easy side dish (or main meal) is super versatile, can be made sweet or savory and is lay the sweet potato on a baking tray and cook for approximately one hour at 400 degrees fahrenheit.