Description
These Cranberry Apple Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes are a delightful combination of sweet and tart flavors. Fluffy sweet potato flesh mixes with cranberries and apples, topped with cinnamon. They are perfect for fall, holidays, or a cozy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 large apple, peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup milk or cream
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a fork.
- Rub sweet potatoes with olive oil and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until very tender.
- Once cooled slightly, carefully slice each sweet potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh into a large bowl, leaving a thin shell.
- In the bowl with the sweet potato flesh, add cranberries, diced apple, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, melted butter, and milk or cream.
- Mash the mixture until smooth, or leave slightly chunky for texture. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the cranberry apple sweet potato mixture back into the sweet potato skins.
- Return the twice-baked sweet potatoes to the baking sheet. Bake for another 15-20 minutes, or until heated through and slightly golden on top.
- Serve warm and enjoy your homemade cranberry apple twice-baked sweet potatoes.
Notes
- For extra sweetness, drizzle with maple syrup before serving.
- Add a sprinkle of chopped pecans or walnuts for crunch.
- Prepare the sweet potato shells and filling ahead of time and assemble just before baking for convenience.
- Adjust the amount of brown sugar to your preference for these sweet cranberry apple twice-baked delights.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato half
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg