How to make the best and easiest slow cooker baked sweet potatoes - no oven or clean up required! My favorite way to cook sweet potatoes!
What makes these slow cooker sweet potatoes delicious and healthy
- sweet potatoes
- aluminum foil
- olive oil
How to make these slow cooker baked sweet potatoes
Start by washing sweet potatoes and drying completely. (I usually cook about 4 at a time, but you can do up to 6 if you have a large slow cooker) Prick each potato with a fork a few times, and place each on an individual sheet of aluminum foil.
Drizzle each potato with about ½ teaspoon of olive oil, and rub over sweet potato completely. Wrap each potato with the aluminum foil, and place in your slow cooker. Cook potatoes on high for 4-5 hours, or on low for 8-10 hours, until potatoes are soft. Remove from slow cooker with a pair of tongs or pot holder, as potatoes will be hot, and unwrap from aluminum foil before serving.
Pro Tips
- Wrapping in aluminum foil makes clean up super easy!
- My favorite toppings are a little butter and cinnamon, or peanut butter! ( I know, I'm a little strange, but it's delish!)
- Throw these in your slow cooker in the morning, and cook on low to have them ready for dinner.
FAQs
Do I have to wrap them in aluminum foil?
You don't have to wrap them in foil, but it makes clean up A LOT easier, and also keeps the potatoes warmer when serving. If you don't have any foil, you can simply leave it out, and cook as-is.
Do these baked sweet potatoes need to be refrigerated?
If you have leftovers after baking, yes. I would unwrap the potatoes from the foil, let cool completely, and store in an airtight container before refrigerating up to 4 days.
more sweet potato recipes:
Black Bean & Sweet Potato Burritos
Sweet Potato Nice Cream
Candied Walnut Sweet Potato Bread
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Slow Cooker Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 potatoes 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
How to make the best and easiest slow cooker baked sweet potatoes - no oven or clean up required! My favorite way to cook sweet potatoes!
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- aluminum foil
Instructions
- Wash each sweet potato thoroughly, and dry completely.
- Pierce each potato with a fork a few times, and add each to an individual sheet of aluminum foil.
- Drizzle each with olive oil, and rub over potato completely.
- Wrap in foil, and place potatoes in slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 2-3 hours, or on low for 7-9 hours, or until softened.
- Carefully remove potatoes from slow cooker with tongs or pot holders to serve.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 potato
- Calories: 132
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 72
- Fat: 2
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 26
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 0
Vicky Lindsay
To eliminate using foil - the aluminum is not good for us- use a piece of parchment paper in the bottom.
Yum going to make a sweet potato chauffle! Thanks!
Stacey
I am so glad I found this recipe. No more heating up the house during summer for an easy side dish. Thank you for sharing!