Description
Delightful Maple Walnut Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes bring classic comfort to your dinner table with rich, nutty flavors. Creamy potato filling topped with crunchy walnuts and sweet maple glaze creates a memorable side dish you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 4 small sweet potatoes
- 2/3 cup (160 ml) chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) Greek yogurt or sour cream
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3–4 tablespoons brown sugar (or more to taste)
- 1/2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 pinch of salt
Topping Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the oven at 400F (205C). Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork and roast until tender, approximately 20-45 minutes depending on their size.
- After baking, slice sweet potatoes lengthwise. Gently extract the interior flesh, maintaining skin integrity. Arrange hollowed skins in a baking dish.
- Transform extracted sweet potato flesh in a mixing bowl. Incorporate Greek yogurt, pumpkin pie spice, maple syrup, brown sugar, and salt. Whip until creamy and homogeneous. Refill potato skins with mixture.
- Create topping by combining chopped walnuts with melted butter and light brown sugar in a separate container.
- Distribute nutty topping evenly across filled sweet potato shells.
- Return to oven at 400F for 12-15 minutes until topping turns golden and caramelized. Enhance presentation with an optional maple syrup drizzle before serving.
Notes
- Choose sweet potatoes similar in size for even cooking and consistent baking time.
- Opt for Greek yogurt instead of sour cream to reduce fat and increase protein content for a healthier version.
- Ensure potato skins remain sturdy when scooping out flesh to prevent tearing and maintain structural integrity.
- Try alternative nuts like pecans or almonds for different flavor profiles and textural variations.
- Toast nuts briefly before adding to enhance their natural nutty flavor and create deeper, richer taste.
- Use pure maple syrup for authentic sweetness and avoid artificial maple-flavored syrups for best results.
- Consider preparing this dish ahead of time and refrigerating before final bake to streamline meal preparation.
- Adjust brown sugar quantity based on personal sweetness preference or dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 325 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg