Baked Japanese Sweet Potato
This baked Japanese sweet potato recipe is a nutritious side dish or light meal! The potatoes have delicious puffy skins and sweet, fluffy insides. I love to serve them with toppings like butter or miso butter and fresh herbs!
5 min prep 45 min cook 50 min total 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 Japanese sweet potatoes
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Butter (or Miso Butter
- Fresh cilantro (for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 425°F and place a piece of foil on a baking sheet.
- 2
Use a fork to poke a few holes into the Japanese sweet potatoes. Set them on the baking sheet and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until puffed up and soft inside when pierced with a fork.
- 3
Slice open and fluff the insides. Season with salt and pepper and serve topped with a pat of butter or miso butter and fresh cilantro, if desired.