Crock Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
Tired of juggling multiple dishes in a crowded oven? Crock Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes are the solution you’ve been looking for.
This crock pot side dish recipe is not only simple and delicious, but it also frees up oven space, making your meal prep a breeze.
Get ready to change the way you make sweet potato side dishes forever with the help of a slow cooker.
Check out how easy it is to make mouth-watering Baked Sweet Potatoes and many other delicious side dish recipes while saving time and effort in the kitchen.
The best time to use a crock pot to make side dish recipes is during the holidays or family get togethers when you are cooking for a crowd.
Ingredients
- whole sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean
- dark brown sugar
- butter
- ground cinnamon powder
Equipment
- aluminum foil
- 8 qt. slow cooker
Recipe Prep
- wash and scrub the outside of each sweet potato with cold water.
- poke holes all around each potato using a fork.
- cut off one large sheet of aluminum foil for each sweet potato you will be slow cooking.
Directions
Step 1: Place a sheet of aluminum down on a flat surface. Place a pat of butter down on the aluminum.
Place a sweet potato on the butter. Place another pat of butter on top of the potato.
Sprinkle an ⅛ teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar over the sweet potato.
Step 2: Wrap each sweet potato tightly in aluminum foil by folding one short edge of the aluminum up and over the sweet potato. Begin tucking the sides in tightly as you roll the foil around the potato to trap the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in the aluminum with the sweet potato.
Repeat with the remaining sweet potatoes.
Step 3: Place the wrapped sweet potatoes seam side up into the crock pot. Place the lid on and cook on high for 3 to 5 hours.
The cooking time will vary depending on the size of the sweet potatoes and how many you have placed in the slow cooker.
Check the sweet potatoes half way through the cooking time by squeezing the center with a pair of tongs.
If the potatoes are still firm rotate them in the crock pot moving the lower potatoes to the top of the stack.
How to Serve Crock Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
Carefully unwrap the foil, place the sweet potato in a bowl or on a plate. Cut down the center and fluff the center of the sweet potato with a fork.
Pour the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon over the potato with more butter if desired.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, just like baking in the oven with foil aluminum foil is safe to use in a slow cooker.
Sweet potatoes generally cook faster than Russet potatoes because they have less starch and a high moisture content. Keep in mind the size of the sweet potato you are baking. A very large sweet potato will take longer to bake. You can cut the bigger ones in half to help it cook faster.
No. Boiling is not needed when baking sweet potatoes.
Expert Recipe Tips
- Poke each potato with a fork. This will allow the potato to absorb some of the cinnamon and brown sugar flavors.
- Use a large enough crock pot so that the sweet potatoes are stacked no higher then 2 high.
- Make sure you arrange the potatoes so the foil is seam side up. This will allow the melting butter, cinnamon and brown sugar to stay within the aluminum to flavor the sweet potatoes and not leak out.
- Cooking times will vary. The size of the sweet potatoes, and how many you have in the crock pot will matter. Smaller potatoes will cook faster while larger potatoes will take longer.
- Need mashed sweet potatoes for another recipe like sweet potato soufflé? Make the sweet potatoes in the crock pot and scoop out the perfectly cooked sweet potatoes instead of boiling them.
More crock pot side dish recipes
Take advantage of oven space saving by using a crock pot to make some of these side dish recipes.
- Crock Pot Candied Sweet Potatoes
- Crock Pot Applesauce
- Crock Pot Macaroni & Cheese
- Crock Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Crock Pot Green Beans with Bacon
More Crock Pot Potato Recipes
Use your slow cooker to make some of these favorite potato recipes.
Preparing sweet potatoes in a crock pot is a great way to enjoy a delicious and nutritious side dish that saves time and space in the oven.
Crock pot cooking can be a bit intimidating, but with these simple instructions, you can learn how to make the perfect crock pot baked sweet potatoes every time.
The crock pot cooking method ensures that the sweet potatoes are cooked evenly, and prevents them from drying out.
The result is a soft and flavorful side dish that is great for any occasion.
So go ahead and give this dish a try. You won’t be disappointed!
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Crock Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- 1 8 Qt. Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 5 medium sweet potatoes
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon (per sweet potato)
Instructions
How to wrap the sweet potatoes in foil
- Place a sheet of aluminum down on a flat surface. Place a pat of butter down on the aluminum. Place a sweet potato on the butter. Place another pat of butter on top of the potato. Sprinkle an ⅛ teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar over the sweet potato.
- Wrap each sweet potato tightly in aluminum foil by folding one short edge of the aluminum up and over the sweet potato. Begin tucking the sides in tightly as you roll the foil around the potato to trap the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in the aluminum with the sweet potato.
Bake in the crock pot
- Place the wrapped sweet potatoes seam side up into the crock pot. Place the lid on and cook on high for 3 to 5 hours.
- Check the sweet potatoes half way through the cooking time by squeezing the center with a pair of tongs. If the potatoes are still firm rotate them in the crock pot moving the lower potatoes to the top of the stack. Recover and slow cook longer.
- Once done carefully unwrap the foil, place the sweet potato in a bowl or on a plate. Cut down the center and fluff the center of the sweet potato with a fork. Pour the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon over the potato with more butter if desired.
- If not serving immediately turn the crock pot onto the warming setting
- Makes 5 servings
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Recipe Expert Tips
- Poke each potato with a fork. This will allow the potato to absorb some of the cinnamon and brown sugar flavors.
- Use a large enough crock pot so that the sweet potatoes are stacked no higher then 2 high.
- Make sure you arrange the potatoes so the foil is seam side up. This will allow the melting butter, cinnamon and brown sugar to stay within the aluminum to flavor the sweet potatoes and not leak out.
- Cooking times will vary. The size of the sweet potatoes, and how many you have in the crock pot will matter. Smaller potatoes will cook faster while larger potatoes will take longer.
- Need mashed sweet potatoes for another recipe like sweet potato soufflé? Make the sweet potatoes in the crock pot and scoop out the perfectly cooked sweet potatoes instead of boiling them.
