Description
Cranberry apple twice-baked sweet potatoes blend seasonal ingredients with comforting midwestern charm. Rustic flavors combine creamy potato interiors with tangy fruit, creating a memorable side dish you’ll savor during holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sweet potatoes (medium)
- 2 apples (medium, peeled, cored, and diced into 1-inch cubes)
- ¼ cup chopped pecans (60 ml/60 g)
- ½ cup dried cranberries (75 ml/75 g)
- 3 tbsps coconut sugar (or brown sugar) (45 ml/45 g)
- 2 tbsps butter (30 ml/30 g)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C), positioning rack centrally for uniform heat distribution.
- Potato Preparation: Wash sweet potatoes thoroughly, scrubbing with vegetable brush, then puncture skin multiple times with fork to enable steam release.
- Initial Roasting: Place sweet potatoes directly on parchment-lined baking sheet, roasting for 40-45 minutes and rotating midway to ensure consistent cooking until tender.
- Filling Creation: Meanwhile, melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat, adding apples, cranberries, cinnamon, nutmeg, and coconut sugar; sauté 4-5 minutes until apples soften and caramelize.
- Nut Integration: Incorporate pecans into skillet, lightly toasting for 1-2 minutes to enhance flavor and texture.
- Potato Transformation: Slice roasted sweet potatoes lengthwise, gently fluffing interior with fork to create airy texture.
- Filling Assembly: Spoon warm apple-cranberry-pecan mixture generously into potato halves, ensuring even distribution.
- Final Baking: Return stuffed potatoes to oven for additional 10 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and filling to heat through.
- Serving: Remove from oven, rest 2-3 minutes, then serve immediately while warm, showcasing the sweet-tart aromatic profile.
Notes
- Potato Piercing Technique: Always puncture sweet potato skins multiple times with a fork to prevent potential steam buildup and ensure even cooking.
- Butter Browning Caution: Watch butter carefully when melting to avoid burning; look for light foaming as the ideal heating indicator.
- Pecan Toasting Tip: Toast pecans briefly to enhance their nutty flavor and add delightful crunch, but monitor closely to prevent burning.
- Resting Period Importance: Allow stuffed sweet potatoes a short 2-3 minute rest after final baking to help filling set and flavors integrate completely.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg