Cranberry Apple Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Apple Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes are the ultimate holiday side dish, blending sweet potatoes with tart cranberries and crisp apples for a festive treat. This recipe creates a warm, comforting dish that fills your home with delightful aromas, making it perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas gatherings. Impress your guests with this visually stunning and deliciously satisfying addition to your holiday table.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 lbs)
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples, diced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Wash and dry sweet potatoes, poke holes in them with a fork.
- 2. Bake sweet potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet for 45-60 minutes until tender.
- 3. Meanwhile, chop cranberries and apples; mix with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter in a bowl.
- 4. Once sweet potatoes are done, cool slightly, cut in half lengthwise, and scoop out most flesh into a bowl.
- 5. Mash sweet potato flesh with the cranberry-apple mixture until creamy. Spoon filling back into potato skins.
- 6. Return stuffed sweet potatoes to the oven for an additional 15-20 minutes until heated through and golden.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg