So one night when we were having Twice Baked Potatoes (with regular potatoes) my husband said, "I've heard Twice Bake Potatoes using Sweet Potatoes are really good too. You should try it sometime." If I had a fork in my hand at that second I might have dropped it. You see, after we were married I tried making a couple recipes with sweet potatoes but each time my husband refused to eat them....said he didn't like sweet potatoes. So, I gave up. A few years later he tries sweet potato fries at a couple different restaurants and comments one day that he decided he likes them. Well, anything fried and crispy and oily is usually going to taste good so I guess that didn't surprise me too much, but him suggesting me to make dinner with them....? That did!!!
Well if my husband finally put in a request for a sweet potatoe dinner after a few years of marriage, gosh dang I was going to do it! Turns out, I loved it, the kids loved it and guess what? He did too! So I'm going to share it with you all too in hopes that you will love it as much as we do! Regular twice baked potatoes are already super yummy, the sweet potatoes just make them AMAZING!
Here are the instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then bake the potatoes for one hour or until soft.
Brown bacon till crispy. Drain crumble and set aside.
When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Then slice the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl leaving about 1/4 inch of flesh so the potato maintains its shape; save skins.
To the potato flesh add sour cream, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, and milk. Do not add all the milk at once because you may not need it all. Just mix a little in at a time till it's the right consistency. Too much milk will make them runny, not enough will make them to dry and not smooth. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
Spoon the mixture into the potato skins.
Top each with remaining cheese, green onion and bacon.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.
Yum! Look at all that sweet potato and cheese and bacon. Once you've tried the sweet potato version you may never want to go back!
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
4 Large Sweet Potatoes
8 Slices bacon or Real Bacon Bits
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Grated Cheddar cheese, divided
Sliced Green onions to taste
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then bake the potatoes for one hour or until soft.
Brown bacon till crispy. Drain crumble and set aside.
When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Then slice the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl leaving about 1/4 inch of flesh so the potato maintains its shape; save skins.
To the potato flesh add sour cream, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, and milk. Do not add all the milk at once because you may not need it all. Just mix a little in at a time till it's the right consistency. Too much milk will make them runny, not enough will make them to dry and not smooth. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onion and bacon. Bake for another 15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.
