Sweet Potato Skins

by | Nov 10, 2011 | Dinner, Entertaining, Lunch | 141 comments

Can you believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner!?  I’ve been thinking of a lot of new ways to use classic ingredients, sweet potatoes being one of them.  Let’s vow to do something different this year with just one of the staples, what do you say?

When I decided to do sweet potato skins, I thought of two things.  One, this would be a fabulous idea for leftover baked sweet potatoes.  Two, that I’d like to do something sweet with them…

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Sweet Potato Skins

makes 6 skins

What you’ll need:

3 sweet potatoes

3 tbsp. of butter substitute like Earth Balance, room temperature

dash of cinnamon

2 tbsp. maple syrup

vanilla soy yoghurt for garnish (optional)

What you’ll do:

Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven for about 30 minutes depending on the size, but until they are fork tender.  When you poke the hole in the potato, make sure to do it on it’s radius so you can cut through the hole and there won’t be a hole in your skin 🙂

In a bowl, mix the butter, cinnamon and maple syrup.

When the potatoes are cool enough to work with, slice in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides.  (you can leave a little on the skin)

Lightly smear some of the butter mixture on each of the skins and place them on a foil or parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Broil in the oven for just a few seconds or until the sugar starts to caramelize, but the skins don’t burn. p.s. this happens very quickly!

Serve immediately with a dollop of soy yoghurt.

Enjoy!

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141 Comments

  2. Woody
    Woody on November 11, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    I tried your recipe and it was a big hit with the wife and kids. I am going to make it for the extended family as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. The smell while cooking was a pleasant torture, but the final product was well worth the wait. Thank you so much for sharing. What do you think about adding a little chili powder to make them savory and sweet?

  3. Leslie Sarna
    Leslie Sarna on November 11, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    I’m so happy to hear that Woody! I think adding a dash of chili would be divine! Please let me know how it turns out 🙂

  4. Sim Sarna
    Sim Sarna on November 16, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    These are delicious and a would be fantastic to nibble on during the Thanksgiving day football games. Definitely a tastier alternative to the traditional potato skins especially with the creme fraiche on top!

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    Andrea on July 24, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Nice sweet potatoes! I will try myself here! Thanks.

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    Lari on August 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm

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    Luciana on January 24, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    Owesome!
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    Paula on February 2, 2015 at 3:07 pm

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    Sara on February 3, 2015 at 8:07 am

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    Ana on March 4, 2015 at 7:34 am

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  51. Rafa Silva
    Rafa Silva on October 1, 2015 at 5:11 am

    Hello Leslie,

    Thanks for sharing.
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    Hugs from Brazil 🙂

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