Baked Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Sweet Potatoes with marshmallows are an easy way to jazz up your side dish. Plus, they’re a delicious alternative to boring baked potatoes.

If you’re in a sweet potato casserole mood like we are, this is a quick and easy “cheat” for any night of the week. Sure, you can totally make our Classic Sweet Potato Casserole recipe. But now we have a quick weeknight idea for when you’re craving sweet potato casserole but don’t have the time to make it.

You can bake your sweet potatoes with whatever method you like, but I make them in the microwave because it saves a ton of time and sometimes you just need dinner on the table quickly. They cook through in about 6-8 minutes.

Then I add some marshmallows and pop them under the broiler just until they’re browned. Super-quick, fun, tasty, and easy. We all love them, and I hope you do too. Have a great day!

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Baked Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows Recipe

Contributor: Christine Pittman

Sweet Potatoes with marshmallows are an easy way to jazz up your side dish. Plus, they’re a delicious alternative to boring baked potatoes.

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• Author: Christine Pittman
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Category: Side Dish
• Method: Baked
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

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• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• 2 Tbsp. melted butter
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 20 mini marshmallows

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Instructions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork. Put on plate and microwave 6-8 minutes.*
3. Meanwhile, mix butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
4. Test if sweet potatoes are done with a fork. It should pierce through easily in a couple of spots. Cut sweet potatoes in half. Score with knife. Pour butter mixture into scores. Transfer sweet potatoes to a baking sheet. Top each with 10 marshmallows.
5. Put sheet far from the broiler and watch carefully until marshmallows are lightly browned.

Notes

*Alternatively, you can bake the whole sweet potatoes in a 375°F oven for 1 hour to 1 and 1/4 hours, until pierces easily with a fork.

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