Baked Sweet Potatoes in the Crock Pot

Making baked sweet potatoes in your crock pot is an easy way to upgrade your dinner menu health-wise and as a bonus, they’re delicious too.

Everyone loves a classic baked potato, but sweet potatoes are really where it’s at when it comes to nutrition. This easy method of preparing baked sweet potatoes makes for a really simple, nutritious weeknight dinner or a hearty vegetarian side-dish recipe. It’s also a great way to get a jump start on other, more involved sweet potato recipes that require you to roast the yams first before moving on to the rest of the preparation process.

Make the Healthier Choice

I shared how to make baked potatoes in your crock pot a little while ago, and this method really isn’t too different, but I thought I needed to share these ideas separately because both have made my life just so much easier!

I’ve always thought of baked potatoes as kind of a fussy, special occasion food because you have to go to all of that effort to scrub them, prick them, sometimes wrap them in foil, and then bake them in the oven for. ev. er. When I discovered that I could make the best baked potatoes that I’ve ever had in the crock pot, I was hooked. I’ve been making savory, comforting baked potatoes at least a few times a week ever since.

It took a little while until I clued in to the fact that I could do sweet potatoes in the same way. And here’s why I decided to share this as an entirely different blog post and idea: because a lot of us often think of sweet potatoes in a totally different way than potatoes. Also, people who are looking for help with baking sweet potatoes might overlook regular potato recipes because they try to avoid regular white potatoes for health or weight-loss reasons. And they’d be missing out! So now I have a flavorful crock pot baked potato recipe for everyone. 🙂

I often make sweet potatoes for myself (the rest of my family isn’t too excited about them lately), but I usually just boil them or sometimes bake them in chunks or slices, so I was doing all that extra work just to have sweet potatoes in the oven for myself, all while I was enjoying the easy-peasy crock pot baked white potato method for a veggie side for the rest of my family at the same time! Thank goodness I stopped that madness. Now, I can make all the potatoes I want with just a few seconds of work, and we are feasting like kings and queens. A baked potato for everyone across the land!

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How to Bake a Potato in the Slow Cooker: Delicious Made Easy

If you like roasted sweet potatoes for their health benefits, or if you like them just because they’re superbly delicious, here’s how to make baked sweet potatoes in your crock pot and make all your potato-cookin’ dreams come true!

Start out with as many sweet potatoes as you’d like to cook, or enough to fill your crock pot if you want to make as many as possible.

Rinse the skins thoroughly and give them a little scrub.

Place the sweet potatoes evenly in your crock pot.

Put the lid on.

Turn the crock pot on low.

Let the sweet potatoes cook for about 8 hours or until they’re tender on the inside and the skins are crispy.

Enjoy!

And that’s really all it takes to make baked sweet potatoes. No pricking, poking, foil-wrapping, parchment-lined baking sheet, or anything like that. Store any extras in the fridge and reheat them throughout the week for an easy lunch.

Helpful kitchen trick for potato dishes: How to Keep Potatoes From Sprouting in Storage

Sweet Potato Topping Options

These potatoes seem to turn out extra sweet, and they really are delicious just as they are, but you can top them in so many delectable ways, too, depending on your mood.

If you’re a purist, you’ll probably love them with a simple salt-and-pepper seasoning, sliced lengthwise with a dab of melted butter and maybe a sprinkling of finely chopped parsley. I like to sprinkle a bit of turmeric on my sweet potatoes.

If you’re craving a bit of extra sweetness for your toppings, you can turn your baked sweet potato into something inspired by candied sweet potatoes, brown-sugar sweet potato casserole, or spiced sweet potato pie. Drizzle with a tablespoon of maple syrup, add a dash of cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, and top with whipped cream or marshmallows if you’re in the mood for something really decadent.

Salsa, sour-cream topping, and shredded cheddar also make surprisingly good sweet potato toppings, especially if you sprinkle on a bit of cumin and top with freshly minced chives or green onion, as well as a teaspoon of toasted pumpkin seeds.

Definitely give this method a try if you’re a sweet potato fan like me. It’s so easy to make sweet potatoes to enjoy for the rest of the week, and they always seem to turn out perfectly. Hope you like this one as much as I do!