Need baked sweet potatoes for a side dish or to mash for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe? When you're busy in the kitchen and need an easy way to cook sweet potatoes, pop them into your slow cooker so you can focus on other tasks.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 4 hourshours
TOTAL TIME 4 hourshours5 minutesminutes
YIELD 6sweet potatoes
Ingredients
6whole sweet potatoesunpeeled
Instructions
Scrub the sweet potatoes with a vegetable brush and rinse them well in cold water. There is no need to dry them because the moisture from the washing will help to cook them in the slowcooker.
Line your Crock Pot with aluminum foil for easier clean up. Nestle the sweet potatoes into the bowl and cover.
Cook on LOW for 6 - 7 hours or on HIGH for 3 - 4 hours or until a fork can easily prick through the flesh of the potatoes.
Recipe Notes
Serving Ideas
Slice each sweet potato open and top with butter, a bit of brown sugar, and a dash of cinnamon and enjoy like a baked potato.Scoop the flesh of the sweet potato out into a bowl and mash for using in my easy sweet potato casserole.