Grandmother's Kitchen

Stuffed Fluffy Sweet Potatoes

This baked sweet potato recipe will become a family favorite

Stuffed Fluffy Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup milk or 1/4 cup half-and-half
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
  • 4-6 slices of bacon for the bacon bits
  • * Optional: A sprig of fresh parsley chopped for garnish

Directions

  1. 1. Chops the bacon into small pieces and fry until nice and crispy, drain and set asid
  2. 2 Preheat oven to 400degrees F. Pierce sweet potatoes with fork and place on baking sheet.
  3. 3 Bake 50 minutes or until tender.
  4. 4 Reduce oven temperature to 350*.
  5. 5 Cut lengthwise slice off top of each potato.
  6. 6 Scoop out centers, leaving 1/8 inch thick shell.
  7. 7 In medium bowl, mash potato pulp.
  8. 8 Add milk, butter and brown sugar and bacon bits, beat til fluffy.
  9. 9 Spoon mixture back into shells.
  10. 10 Place shells in large shallow baking pan.
  11. 11 Bake at 350* for 10 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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