Description
Sweet potato lovers will adore this maple walnut twice baked sweet potatoes recipe that combines creamy, roasted potatoes with a crunchy maple-glazed walnut topping. Home cooks can elevate their side dish game with this simple yet elegant recipe that promises delicious results.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 small sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) butter
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) light brown sugar
- 3–4 tbsps (45–60 ml) brown sugar
- ⅔ cup (160 ml) chopped walnuts
- ½ cup (120 ml) Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup
- ½ tbsp (7.5 ml) pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Roasting: Pierce sweet potato skins with a fork and place on a baking sheet. Roast at 400°F for 20-45 minutes until tender, allowing steam to escape and potatoes to soften completely.
- Preparation: Cool roasted potatoes briefly, then slice lengthwise. Gently scoop out the interior flesh, maintaining the potato skin’s structural shell for later refilling.
- Mixing: Whip extracted potato flesh into a smooth consistency. Integrate Greek yogurt, pumpkin pie spice, maple syrup, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. Blend thoroughly until the mixture becomes uniformly creamy and well-incorporated.
- Refilling: Carefully redistribute the seasoned potato mixture back into the original potato skins, ensuring an even and generous allocation across each shell.
- Topping Creation: Combine chopped walnuts, melted butter, and light brown sugar in a separate bowl. Generously sprinkle this nutty mixture over the filled potato shells, creating a potential for caramelized texture.
- Final Roasting: Return topped potato shells to the oven at 400°F. Roast for 12-15 minutes until the topping develops a golden, crisp caramelized crust.
- Serving: Drizzle additional maple syrup over the finished dish. Present immediately while hot, ready to be devoured with enthusiasm.
Notes
- Choose Right Sweet Potatoes: Select medium-sized, evenly shaped potatoes with smooth, firm skin for consistent roasting and easier preparation.
- Prevent Oven Mess: Use aluminum foil or parchment paper on baking sheet to catch drippings and simplify cleanup after roasting.
- Achieve Silky Texture: Mash potato flesh while still warm to ensure smooth, lump-free filling with optimal blending of ingredients.
- Control Caramelization: Watch topping carefully during final roasting to prevent burning and ensure perfect golden-brown caramelization.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 32-60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg