Sweet potato in the oven
How do you make sweet potato in the oven?
Sweet potato is an important part of many different dishes these days. The special thing about the sweet potato is that it is very versatile. It is suitable for cooking, baking, steaming, putting in the airfryer, frying and preparing in the oven. The sweet taste of the potatoes is preserved in all applications. Today you will learn in this recipe how to prepare sweet potato perfectly in the oven !
Ingredients:
- similar sized sweet potatoes
- salty
- black pepper
- olive oil
- optional toppings: butter , cinnamon, garlic sauce
How are you?
Step 1: Start by preheating the oven. You do this at 220 degrees. After preheating, place the sweet potatoes on a baking paper in the oven. Prick the potatoes several times with a fork and then drizzle with a drizzle of olive oil.
Step 2: now leave them in the oven for about 45/50 minutes. Check how they look several times in between and prick them with a fork. When you notice that you no longer feel any resistance on your fork, you can assume that they are ready.
Step 3: then take them out of the oven, let them cool down a bit and cut them open with a knife. You can now add salt & black pepper and any toppings.
Nutritional value sweet potato
Sweet potato is a very healthy ingredient. Unlike normal potato, it is considered a vegetable, making it an excellent idea to replace normal potatoes in your meal with sweet potatoes. But how healthy is it exactly? Below you can read exactly what the nutritional value of 100 grams of sweet potatoes is:
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Quantity per
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| Energy (kcal) 85 |
| Fat 0.1g | |
| Saturated 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated 0 g | |
| Monounsaturated 0 g | |
| cholesterol 0mg | |
| Sodium 55mg | |
| Potassium 337mg | |
| Carbohydrates 20g | |
| Dietary fiber 3 g | |
| Sugars 4.2g | |
| Protein 1.6g |
| Vitamin A | 14,187 IU | Vitamin C | 2.4mg |
| Calcium | 30mg | Iron | 0.6mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 IU | Vitamin B6 | 0.2mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg | Magnesium | 25mg |
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