This recipe for Maple Cinnamon Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes is a fresh take on traditional twice baked potatoes that incorporates nutrient-dense sweet potatoes, fragrant cinnamon and a splash of maple syrup for sweetness. This recipe also pairs well with traditional Thanksgiving fare, making it the perfect alternative to traditional sweet potato casserole.
I think many of you out there share my love for the holidays and the FOOD that comes along with some of our favorite holiday parties and gatherings. When I think of Thanksgiving, my mouth begins to water as I imagine the smell and taste of my mom’s homemade stuffing. Christmas morning sparks memories of monkey bread and cheespuff casserole. (<— Please make sure I don’t forget to share that recipe with you guys this year!)
When it comes to Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner, my mom rotates through some of our family’s favorite recipes but my grandmother’s twice baked potatoes typically pop up at least once over the Christmas holiday. When I was a young girl, before I thought to ask about how the baked potatoes were made, I remember wondering why other baked potatoes never tasted quite as good as our Christmas baked potatoes. They were extra special and extra delicious and it wasn’t until I realized the extra steps my mom and grandmother took when they baked the potatoes twice, removing the filling and adding some fresh herbs, butter and more to the fluffy potatoes before returning them to the oven, that I realized there was a reason for the incredible flavor of the Christmas potatoes.
So why not try twice baked sweet potatoes!? A hybrid of two of my favorites!
When I set out to make the twice baked sweet potatoes, I gathered everything I needed, including organic sweet potatoes, organic maple syrup, spiced pecans, Kerrygold butter and organic cinnamon.
To make the potatoes, I first baked four medium-sized sweet potatoes for just over an hour. Then it was time to scoop out the filling and add a little maple syrup, cinnamon, butter and salt!
I was initially a little intimidated by the method of refilling the sweet potatoes, but please don’t be scared! It ended up being so easy and even if you rip the sweet potato skin a bit when you’re removing the filling, they will perk back up and hold onto the filling perfectly once they’re refilled. Plus, they don’t have to look fancy and I personally prefer a more rustic look to the twice baked sweet potatoes!
These maple cinnamon twice baked sweet potatoes were such a hit in our house that both Ryan and I were honestly licking the bowl of sweet potato filling as they cooked in the oven again one final time. So tasty!!!
If you decide to give these potatoes a try – especially if you decide to try them for a special holiday – I hope you love them as much as we did!
Maple Cinnamon Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Serves four
Ingredients
- 4 medium-size sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons candied or spiced pecans (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Wash sweet potatoes and scrub clean before placing them on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 75 minutes.
- Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and allow to cool until they are cool enough to handle safely. Using a sharp knife, carefully slice down the middle of each sweet potato and remove the flesh while taking care to leave the skins in tact.
- Set the skins aside and mash the sweet potato flesh with a fork in a large bowl. Add butter, syrup, cinnamon and salt and stir to combine.
- Add the filling back into the sweet potato skins and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
- Top with candied pecans (if desired) and enjoy!
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My grandma has this crustless pumpkin pie recipe that she’s been making for YEARS and it’s been a family favorite for so long, now I make it every year 🙂
LOVE sweet potatoes baked this way. I don’t actually put the flesh back into the skin and rebake them though, because I end up eating the flesh from the skin and mashing them all around on my plate! LOL!
I am going to make these for my hubby and I this weekend… they look so yummy!
Looks amazing! My favorite dish my mom always made was corn pudding. She is the kind that goes by the book, follows the recipe to the tee. And I’m not sure I would change a thing about it– it’s delicious and I’m always ready to eat it when we go to her house for Thanksgiving.
My family always does garlic roasted sweet potato slices instead of sweet potato casserole and even though sweets are my fave, I always LOVE the garlic sweet potatoes!
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My favorite fresh take on a Thanksgiving recipe is sweet potatoes with maple syrup & crumled bacon! So good!
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i make apple and cranberry pie – together!
I like cider glazed roasted brussels sprouts.
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My fresh take is cooking green beans and adding butter and sliced almonds with dried cranberries. Thanks so much.
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Thanks again
Bacon wrapped asparagus is a new take for me
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we love adding in cinnamon sweet mashed potatoes
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we always try to add a new roasted veggie to the menu. Last year my mom made this awesome roasted radish dish1
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I am a vegetarian, so my Thanksgiving is full of traditional Thanksgiving foods done in non-traditional vegetarian ways. One of the ways I do this is with my veggie sausage stuffing. I use veggie sausage crumbles and veggie broth, rather than meat and turkey drippings. It is SO good though!
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i love making sweet potato pie with a lemon meringue crust
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I like to cook a wild rice dish instead of stuffing.
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