Learn how to bake sweet potatoes in the oven using foil sheets in just a few simple steps. A healthy snack or a perfect side for meat or veggie dishes.
Wash the sweet potato well, and then pat them dry with a paper towel.
Now use a fork to poke holes in the sweet potato in different locations.
Brush the sweet potato with the oil.
Wrap the sweet potatoes separately in aluminium foil sheets (don’t wrap it too tightly).
Bake for an hour. Remove from the oven and let it cool, then open the foil and cut the sweet potato lengthwise. Use a fork to pull the pulp away from the skin. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Drying or patting your sweet potatoes dry with a paper towel as fully as you can is important in this situation so that the outer part of the sweet potato will become crisp and firm instead of soggy and drenched.
It is best to use the long and skinny-sized sweet potatoes instead of the rounder and bigger ones since those tend to bake longer in the oven.
Make sure that the foil is wrapped tightly all over the sweet potato to prevent the sweet potato from drying out. The foil keeps all moisture within the sweet potato so it will be tender and fluffy instead of all-out dry.