Questions About How To Bake A Sweet Potato In The Oven

Betty asks…

Whats the best way to cook sweet potatoes. boil/roast/bake and how.?

I have a fan oven, also never used sweet potatoes but they are ameant to be better for you so i am going to give them a try. what you reccomend boil/roast/bake or what else. also what way to you cook them and how long for, what do they go best with. Thanks in advance
do i cover with foil and how long i am making for 6
do i add all this after cooked. and do i mash them after.

admin answers:

This is so bad, but sooooooo good. I'm only make this once a year.

Boil your sweet potatoes until tender. Peel them and slice them lengthwise.

In a 9x13 baking pan, lay down a layer of the sliced potatoes. Then sprinkle on a generaous amount of dark brown sugar over the potatoes, then place small dabs of butter (I mean small, a pat of butter cut into 8 small pieces), over the brown sugar, maybe two dabs to each sliced potato. The drizzle lightly with Sweet Corn Syrup. Then another layer of potato, Brown Sugar, butter, corn syrup. Repeat the layers until all the potatos have been used.

Place the pan in a pre-heated 350° F oven for 45-60 minutes.

Mary asks…

I need a simple Sweet potato recipe with marshmallows baked on top.?

I love this on Turkey day. I've eaten it baked in the oven and need to know how to make it.

I use the sweet potatoes out of the can by the way.

admin answers:

I use the canned as well... Drain & pour the can in to a baking dish top with a sprinkle of brown sugar and a couple little pats of butter..bake covered for 20 minutes at 375* remove cover and pour the mini marshmallows on top.. Return to oven until the marshmallows have a nice Brown toasted color to them.

Linda asks…

Help with this sweet potato casserole recipe?

Fresh sweet potatoes
1 can of crushed or diced pineapples in juice
1 bag of mini marshmellows
brown sugar to sweeten

*****Add the sweet potatoes to the casserole dish. In a different bowl mix the pineapples and brown sugar until mixture is thick but not too thick. Add sweet potatoes and pineapple mix together. Add the mini marshmellows. Mix all. Be careful not to mash the sweet potatoes while mixing together. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.*****

Here are my questions about it since I have never made sweet potatoes:

1. Has anyone ever had sweet potato casserole with pineapple in it? If so, how was it?
2. Do I cut up the sweet potatoes in cubes, boil, then put in to bake? If not, how do I prepare the sweet potatoes to bake?

I chose this recipe because I wanted to make sweet potatoes this year and my boyfriend and our daughter really love pineapple so thought it might be a good one to try.

Thanks!

admin answers:

The recipe says "be careful not to mash the sweet potatoes while mixing together." That indicates that the sweet potatoes are actually already cooked. The best way to cook them is to roast them in the oven at about 350°F about 45 minutes to an hour. They are much easier to peel after they have been roasted; of course let them cool b/f peeling. Then you can cut them into chunks. Just guessing, I'd estimate that you'll need about 2 pounds of sweet potatoes, (if the recipe calls for a can of pineapple and I'd get the small size can.) Happy Thanksgiving.

David asks…

How do you make sweet potato fries?

And what is a good dipping sauce for them?

I would like to bake them in the oven...
Mmmm The butter and cinnamon way sounds really good!

admin answers:

Take a sweet potato, peel it and cut it into pieces. I like the long skinny "fry" shape, but wedges work, too. Toss in a little olive oil, some seasoning salt and black pepper. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, depending on the size of the fry. They are done when they are soft.

I dip mine in ketchup, but here are some other suggestions:
BBQ sauce
Cajun mayo (Cajun seasoning and mayo)
Ranch dressing
cinnamon butter
apple butter


Hope this helps!

Donna asks…

Anybody know how long to bake sweet potatos?

This is the recipe I am using to make these for thanksgiving. I've watched the matching video for this recipe, but I can't find in either of these how long the potatos have to bake before you can start everything else. I'm sure it's probably obvious to some people, but I'm not that experienced in cooking, so I have no idea how long to put the potatos in the oven for.

Anybody know??


"......and vanilla extract; mix until smooth. Add in flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg.
Scoop out the inside of the sweet potatoes and transfer them to a medium bowl and mash. Once mashed, add potatoes into the flour mixture and blend with electric mixer.
Roll out the dough and with....."

Here is the site too.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/sweet-potato-tartlet-recipe/index.html
They are Sweet Potato Tarlets

admin answers:

I don't know what Sweet Potato Tarlets are, but I bake sweet potatoes all the time. Using a 350 oven, poke them like you do a baked potato so steam can release, but put them on a baking tray since moisture tends to leak out of them.

I bake an average size sweet potato for about 40 minutes and larger ones up to an hour. You can test to see if they're done by squeezing them with a hot pad. If they give easily, then they're done. If not, bake longer!

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Questions About How To Bake A Sweet Potato On The Grill

Lisa asks…

How did i eat today? Doctor wants me to gain 10 pounds?

Breakfast- 1/2 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup of 2% milk, a handful of blueberries, 2 tablespoons of vanilla yogurt, cinnamon, a dash of granola, and 2 dates.

Snack - A kashi PB granola bar

Lunch - A Ezekiel tortilla wrapped in a heaping tablespoon of hummus, a teaspoon and a half of feta, half a tomato, onion, grilled zucchini, lettuce, and half a grilled chicken breast with celery on the side. I also snacked on random kitchen stuff while making this

Snack: half a cup of Greek yogurt with a teaspoon of granola and two strawberries, plus a teaspoon of pb with celery and half a cracker

Dinner: A chicken breast with a baked sweet potato topped with 1% cottage cheese,cinnamon,stevia, and half a teaspoon of margarine. sided with broccoli, a bit of spinach, and celery.

i'm 5'2 and a half and 89 lbs
Yea im recovering from anorexia .. its difficult and im having trouble refraining myself from feeling guilty over eating this much but i'm trying, believe me. Last night i almost got sent to the hospital due to some kidney/liver problems and it was a real eye opener. I'm only 15 and dont wanna fool around anymore.
thats awesome :) you're lucky you're 5'5 i wish i was that tall :p I have a lot of recipes ive come up with since my parents work and sometimes arent home for dinner so i end up cooking myself stuff. I heard you should eat lots of bananas,protein, good fat, and dairy to gain weight. Frozen bananas dipped in almond hazelnut butter sounds like a delicious snack :) also cottage cheese with pb, chopped celery, and grapes makes a really good satisfying snack. It sounds disgusting but its really good.

admin answers:

It sounds like you ate pretty good. Extremely healthy, but good. :)

Susan asks…

How can I eat better?

I'm a 17 year old girl, 5 foot 6, and I want to try to lose 5-10 pounds by this summer. Generally, I eat pretty healthy... I only have sweets or junk food about 1 or 2 times per week. Also, I go running about 3 times per week, and walk my dog 2-3 other times. Unfortunatley, I'm only getting about 4-5 hours of sleep per night, which might also be affecting my weight.

On a normal day, I eat:
Breakfast (6 am): 1.5 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, banana, 1 Light and Fit Yogurt, coffee (i'm always starving in the morning)
Lunch: (12 pm): Plain turkey sandwich on whole grain bread, Apple, Carrots
Snack: (4pm): 1 Cups Special K cereal, Apple/Orange,
Snack: (6pm): Hummus with Carrots
Dinner: (8pm) Grilled Chicken Breast/Salmon, Salad w/o dressing, 1/2 baked potato
Nightime: (10pm- 1am) 1-2 graham crackers, herbal tea

Any ideas for healthy substitutions or general weight loss suggestions? thanks! :)

admin answers:

Instead of honey bunches of oats, get some multi-grain cheerios. It's 100 calories per cup and they're really good. Instead of coffee, get some green tea. Drink a cup of water every hour (or at least 8 glasses per day). Eat a small snack in the morning if you can. I'm curious as to why you eat so late, I recommend you eat earlier. Try to get more sleep, that will help you so much.

Thomas asks…

Do you think that's healthy?

I don't need an advice on my 'diet' cause I've done a diet and I lost about 20 pounds, I weight about 130 and I'm 5'2, I think I need to lose 5-10 more pounds but I wanna take ALL my time, I will probably go on a very healthy and steady diet (More like a life change diet) that is going to last for four months (This SHOULD help me lose that weight!) especially that I will be exercising for two hours five times a week and I study the whole time after that!! So, my life is pretty active. I wanna go on a diet that will typically last for ages, hence I want to eat healthy but also eat ANYTHING I like and not deprive myself from my favorite food. I will consume 2000 calories a day but I will burn more than that (According to my doctors that told me 2000 calories isn't enough for me since I exercise and stuff), so this is how my diet is going to look like: By the way, when it says contains, it doesn't mean it includes all the food listed, it's more like a couple or three things out of those, but I just listed all the food that I'm going to eat for the whole time:

Breakfast: 300 calories. Contains: (Skim milk, egg, whole wheat toast, cornflakes, etc).
Snack 1: 200 calories. Contains (Apple, banana, etc).
Snack 3: 150 calories. (Whey protein milk).
Lunch: 900 calories. (Grilled chicken, roasted chicken, steaks, whole wheat bagels, baked potatoes, whole wheat pasta, Alfredo sauce, little bit of veggies with a couple tbps of olive oil).
Snack 4: 200 calories. (Coffee, tea, sweets, etc).
Snack 5: 250 calories. (Low-fat peanut butter, honey, whole wheat toast, etc).


So, what do you think?

admin answers:

Your food plan isn't horrible but it is far from great. I will offer some advice if I can.
First off, try to combine protein and carbs at every meal, it is a great energy boost. Also, avoid too much sugar and salt, they aren't good for you.
Breakfast- instead of eggs, eat egg whites, they have all the protein with a lot less fat than whole eggs. If you must have cereal make sure it does not have sugar in it and that it is whole wheat. A better choice would be oatmeal though. Maybe have some fruit as well.

Snack- fruit is a good choice but try combining it with a few almonds and some form of carbs.

Snack- whey protein milk is a decent form of protein so I guess that's fine.

Lunch- Holy way too many calories for one meal. Around 400 calories a meal is more like what you should be consuming. Also, alfredo sauce is possibly the worst thing you could be eating. It is made of cream, butter and cheese. It is death on a plate. Grilled chicken is the best option you have listed. Turkey is a great choice too. Eat mostly fish lean meats like those. Steak is okay in moderation but not the healthiest option. Definitely load up on veggies though.

Snack- horrible, horrible choices other than tea. Tea is good for you unless you load it up with cream and sugar. Same goes for coffee but tea is the better choice, especially green tea. Stop eating sweets subsitute fruit and a little bit of yogurt or cottage cheese.

Dinner- where is dinner? You need dinner just try not to eat it too late at night.

Snack- of you have to snack after dinner make sure not to do it later than 4 hours before bed. Peanut butter is not very good for you unless it is the natural kind. Try almond or hemp seed butter instead.

Overall, your on the right track with eating frequently throughout the day but keep doing research and in no time you will be an expert. A book I found helpful is the Eat Clean Diet. It's not actually a diet but it is definitely interesting. Hope this helps. Good luck and don't give up.

Richard asks…

18 month old not trying new foods?

My 18 month old daughter is eating pretty well, but I know she could be eating more at this age. She does show interest in what were eating, will sometimes try it and either want more or gag it up. She likes what she likes, and I can’t get her to eat anything else! Her current menu is slim and she seems to be getting bored with these items, but refuses to eat anything else! I’m really in need of some guidance/suggestions on how to get her to eat anything else! I do put things out there everyday/every meal and she will eventually try it – but bread she REFUSES. She will eat cheese pizza but not always eat the end crust.

My hubby is great and has gotten her to eat new things, if he eats it on the floor while watching TV or something. She will sit with him and try it – that’s another way we’ve gotten her to eat new things, but this is still a limited menu and I need some help! ☺

I don’t know what else to do and am hoping for some great ideas! Here is what she’ll currently eat. . .

Variety of cooked pasta with butter or spaghetti sauce.
Mashed potatoes
Mac and Cheese
Lasagna with no meat
Cheerios, rice krispies and kix with or without milk
Pretzels, potato chips (no salt/reduced salt), ritz, fish crackers, etc
Diced lunch meat (chicken, turkey)
Pancakes and hash browns
Black beans, baked beans
Peas
Yogurt
Cheese slices/string cheese
Chicken noodle soup
Chicken nuggets
Tater tots, French fries
Loves red grapes, peaches,
Blueberry muffins
Apple slices
Cheese pizza
Real fruit popsicles
Apple, pear, white grape juice, and water
**She’ll only drink milk before bed – she’ll drink whole or skim

That’s her normal foods for the week. . . can’t get her to try bread/toast. We’ve tried grilled cheese, quesadilla’s, raisin toast, bagels, etc. I need advice on how to implement more foods, especially bread! She’s not a big fan of sweets either – she’ll nibble on a cookie, or the cake part (with no frosting), but that’s the extent of it.

I’d really appreciate any guidance/suggestions you can offer! ☺ Looking forward to all your responses!

admin answers:

She sounds like a normal toddler! My son is becoming a picky eater as he gets older. He refuses bread unless it is toasted. I then spread apple, pumpkin or PB butter on top as a special treat. Bread has alot of fiber (if whole wheat) but so does pasta. Make sure you offer whole wheat pasta. She is lacking in veggies (my son is very picky about that as well). I found a few ways to sneak them in or to make them fun. He dips green beans in ranch dressing. I make omelets (for any meal) with sauteed spinach, diced tomatoes and cheese. Puree some veggies and mix in with yogurt. Baked
sweet potato fries instead of fried. Puree some veggies and mix with spaghetti sauce. I make homemade soups (vegetable, potato/carrot) and freeze. My son will only eat them pureed as he doesn't see the chunks of veggies. For a healthy version of Chicken nuggets make your own...they are so much more yummy. The breading is whole wheat bread, italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese. Dip the cut up chicken in a beaten egg, coat with breading then bake. Try tuna patties. You can add whole wheat bread crumbs and diced veggie to them. Let her dip in ketchup. Oatmeal and scrambled eggs are a good breakfast option. Make with whole milk to ensure she is getting plenty of calcium. Zucchini chips are quite yummy. Plus they are coated with whole wheat bread crumbs. Serve those instead of potato chips. Dip in salsa, guacamole, any dip she prefers. Sweets are not a must in a diet so don't worry about that at all.

Betty asks…

How did i eat today? Doctor wants me to gain 10 pounds?

Breakfast- 1/2 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup of 2% milk, a handful of blueberries, 2 tablespoons of vanilla yogurt, cinnamon, a dash of granola, and 2 dates.

Snack - A kashi PB granola bar

Lunch - A Ezekiel tortilla wrapped in a heaping tablespoon of hummus, a teaspoon and a half of feta, half a tomato, onion, grilled zucchini, lettuce, and half a grilled chicken breast with celery on the side. I also snacked on random kitchen stuff while making this

Snack: half a cup of Greek yogurt with a teaspoon of granola and two strawberries, plus a teaspoon of pb with celery and half a cracker

Dinner: A chicken breast with a baked sweet potato topped with 1% cottage cheese,cinnamon,stevia, and half a teaspoon of margarine. sided with broccoli, a bit of spinach, and celery.

admin answers:

I think you did perfect :) Full of vitamins I guess :D

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Questions About How To Bake A Potato Tin Foil

Ruth asks…

Sweet Potato's verses Yams? Same or Not? baking?

How in the world do you bake a sweet potato? I put 2 in the over on 350 for over an hour. I put them in a pan with a little bit of water. I took them out and the skin was moist and slippery. The inside was strange and not even edible.
Can someone please tell me how to bake a sweet potato, yam are they the same? is there a certain one that is made for baking? Do i have to use the tin foil?
Thanks

admin answers:

Well you can bake a yam or a sweet potato
and yes i would defiantly suggest wrapping it in tin foil - thats basically all you need to do - wash it - peel it if you like - wrap it up and toss in the oven for a bit - an hr or so depending on the size - check it around about an hr by squeezing it to see if its soft - if yes good job take it out.. If not toss it back in for a bit longer and repeat the checking process after about 20 more mins.
I have never heard of anyone putting them in a baking dish with water...

Mark asks…

How do you feel about me doing this?

What if I were to take some sweet potatoes, peel them, dice them up into cubes of 1-2 inches, and put them in the crock pot for 8.5 hours while I go to work? Would it be delicious?

I usually wrap my sweet potatoes in tin foil and bake for an hour but if I used the crock pot it would be ready as soon as I got home. Also I wouldn't have to feel like I'm wasting so much tin foil. I put some chicken breasts in the crock pot today and was exceedingly happy with the results. I couldn't even pick a single breast out of the crock pot without it falling apart it was so tender!
Or, if less time would be better, should I put them in when I come home for my lunch break? Then I could have them in for only 4.5 hours.

admin answers:

I think you would get sweet potato mush. Might be good for a toddler, but cooking for less time you will keep their texture and bite.

If you insist on cooking them in the crock pot, a sweet potato stew would be best.

Sandra asks…

Could Baking Chicken....?

I'm making dinner tonight and my dad wants me to try a recipe that I use on pork, on the bonless skinless chicken breast that I have (4 of them)
Now what I do with the pork loins is, is that I cover them in BBQ sauce (or mustarted) and I wrap them in tin foil and preheat the oven to about 475 and there done in 15 mins. With the chicken, I'm going to try and cook some potato wedges at the same time, I was thinking of doing the exact same thing except putting the oven at 425.......can I bake the chicken at this temperature? And for how long? Can I bake two things at the same time?

admin answers:

Oh yes!! That sounds so good too...just leave the chicken in longer thats all..bet the chicken on the bottom and the wedges on the top. Hope it comes out well :)

Betty asks…

Hello :) Does anyone know how to make healthy chips with an oven using potatoes?

Could you give me the step by step details on how to make healthy baked chips in an oven. What setting the oven should be on etc.
What you need etc
How long it should take to cook.
Tin foil? what kind of knife?

Thank you xx


TEN POINTS WILL BE AWARDED!

admin answers:

Oven Baked Chips / Potato Wedges

Ingredients

* 4-5 medium potatoes
* 4 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 teaspoon salt
* pepper

Directions

1.
1
Preheat ove 200 c / 400 f Gas Mark 6.
2.
2
Heat a metal try in the oven.
3.
3
Cut potatoes into quarters skins can be left on or peel them if you prefere.
4.
4
Put into a pan of slighty salted boiled water and boil for 2 - 3 minutes.
5.
5
Drain. Coat with the Olive oil, salt and a little pepper.
6.
6
Put onto the heated tray.
7.
7
Put into oven for 30 - 40 minuted until nicely browned.

Sandy asks…

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admin answers:

Are you a person or a cookery book.

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