Description
Cranberry Apple Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes are a delightful dish featuring tender sweet potatoes filled with a mix of tart cranberries and crisp apples. This recipe is perfect for holiday gatherings or cozy family dinners, bringing a blend of sweet and tart flavors. It’s easy to prepare, visually appealing, and versatile as a main or side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly.
- Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork. Place them directly on the oven rack and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until very tender.
- Once the sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, slice each one lengthwise in half. Carefully scoop out the flesh into a large bowl, leaving a thin shell of skin intact.
- Mash the sweet potato flesh. Add the fresh cranberries, diced apples, brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the mashed sweet potato.
- Mix everything together until well combined. If using, stir in the chopped pecans and maple syrup. Season with a pinch of salt to enhance the flavors of this Cranberry Apple Twice Baked mixture.
- Spoon the Cranberry Apple Twice Baked filling back into the sweet potato skins.
- Place the stuffed sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the filling is heated through and slightly golden on top.
- Serve your delicious Cranberry Apple Twice Baked sweet potatoes warm.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, you can broil the stuffed sweet potatoes for the last few minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- These Cranberry Apple Twice Baked sweet potatoes can be prepared ahead of time and reheated.
- Adjust the amount of brown sugar or maple syrup to your sweetness preference for your Cranberry Apple Twice Baked dish.
- Consider adding a sprinkle of savory sweet potato bagel chips on top for a textural contrast.
- This recipe for Cranberry Apple Twice Baked makes a great addition to any holiday meal.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato half
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg