Baked Sweet Potato (Microwave)

Cooked sweet potatoes on a plate with butter and brown sugar.

Baked Sweet Potato (Microwave)

Oh, sweet potatoes in the microwave? Yes, please! This is the ultimate hack for anyone who wants to enjoy deliciously cooked sweet potatoes in just a few minutes. Just pierce them, zap them, and savor the goodness of perfectly cooked sweet potatoes. It's quick, it's easy, and it's oh-so-delicious!

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving

Prep Time: 0

Cook Time: 6

Equipment

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Microwave

Ingredients

▢ 1-2 medium sweet potatoes

Instructions

Wash your sweet potatoes, then poke them with a fork 5-6 times all over. Cover the sweet potatoes with a damp paper towel.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Flip your sweet potatoes over or rotate them and microwave for another 1-3 minutes.
You can test them with a fork or pinch them with your fingers to see if they are soft all the way through.

Barbara's Notes + Tips

Use wet paper towels on top of your sweet potatoes to help them retain their moisture while cooking.
Before removing them, pierce them with a fork all the way through to test for doneness. Your fork should easily slide through the entire sweet potato. If it doesn’t, microwave for another minute and check again.
If you’re microwaving more than one sweet potato, try to make sure they’re roughly the same size. This will help them cook more evenly.
This time frame will work with 1 to 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes. If you need more than that, increase the time by a few minutes or microwave in batches.

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