Fastest Way To Cook Sweet Potatoes! (Microwave, Then Oven)

The fastest way to cook a sweet potato is to microwave it. Microwaving a sweet potato will not only save you a lot of time, but a shorter cook time will also help the sweet potato retain more nutrients that are often lost in the long baking process.

So, if you are big on sweet potatoes but short on time, here is the fastest way to cook a sweet potato.

➡️ 8 Best Sweet Potatoes To Try: https://foodhow.com/what-does-sweet-p...

➡️ Sweet Potato Cooking Times: https://foodhow.com/sweet-potato-cook...

Video Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:42 Fastest way to cook a sweet potato
1:54 How to get the oven-baked look?
2:14 Final result

How To Microwave Sweet Potatoes

Baked sweet potatoes are warming, cozy, and healthy. Sweet potatoes are also easy to make; all you need to do is put them in the oven and wait. However, if you don't have time or patience but still want baked sweet potato, this video is for you.

1. Start by washing your potato under running water, as you normally would. 2. Dry them off with the paper towel and pierce the sweet potato skin 2 to 3 times with a fork. Potatoes can explode when steam builds up within them while cooking. This is why piercing them with a fork is incredibly important before cooking.
3. Place the sweet potatoes on a microwave-safe plate and microwave for 5 minutes.
4. After five minutes, test them with a fork or wooden stick; if the sweet potato feels a bit firm in the middle, then continue to microwave in one to two-minute increments. After two minutes, test them again with a wooden stick; if the stick goes through easily, then the potatoes are done.

5. Now, if you want your sweet potatoes to have that crispy oven-baked look, placet them in the preheated oven at 200°C or 390°F and bake for about 5 minutes.

6. Once the skin of the sweet potato looks nice and crispy, remove them from the oven.

These microwave-baked sweet potatoes are deliciously tender on the inside with a crispy peel on the outside. Cut them in the middle and add some salted butter. A little bit of salt really helps bring out the potato's natural sweetness and gives you a lovely balanced taste.

There are many other cooking methods you can use, some of which are faster than others. I have left the links above to my full article about some of the best sweet potato cooking methods and the list of some of the sweetest sweet potatoes you can try.

Check It Out Now!

Jen Evansy