These twice baked sweet potatoes have the creamy, sweet, and perfectly spiced flavor of sweet potato casserole — minus the huge quantity of food! They’re a great weeknight side dish, or make them for Sunday family dinner. Or, feel free to serve them with your holiday turkey or ham for your fancier and more formal holiday celebrations at Thanksgiving or Christmas. I like that it’s served in the sweet potato skins so it feels like everyone “gets their own” portion. I topped these twice baked sweet potatoes with lightly toasted marshmallows. Who can resist the classic combination of sweet potatoes with marshmallows!
Ingredients in Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
For these easy baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows that could practically be dessert rather than a side dish, all you’ll need are a few very basic ingredients. Get out the following:
Sweet potatoes Brown sugar Unsalted butter Pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon) Heavy cream (or half-and-half) Kosher salt Mini marshmallows
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Recipe Variations
I love making twice baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows, but if you’d rather make savory sweet potatoes here are some ideas:
For the bacon lovers, you can always add some crumbled bacon to the butter, brown sugar, and cream mixture. On that vein, you could also incorporate chorizo. While you’re at it, add some baked beans (from a can to save time) for that whole pork ‘n beans vibe in a sweet potato as the vessel. For the adventurous and cheese-aholics, try topping the sweet potato flesh mixture once you have it back in the skins with cheese such as mozzarella or Parmesan and let it melt. Of course, you can always top them with minced chives, red onions, crispy fried sage, fresh parsley, or whatever herbs for garnishes you have on hand.
More Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Side Dishes:
Classic Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows — Tender and creamy sweet potatoes, the subtle crunch of a buttery pecan crumble, and gooey marshmallows make this comfort food side dish an automatic family FAVORITE! It’ll be on repeat for your Thanksgiving, Christmas, and holiday celebrations every year! Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes! Sweet Potato Bites with Marshmallows and Pecans — Sliced sweet potato rounds are brushed with a maple cinnamon-and-sugar mixture, baked, and then topped with marshmallows and pecans! Sweet, decadent, FAST and EASY! Easy Homemade Candied Yams — Learn how to make the BEST candied yams which are baked in the most wonderful buttery cinnamon-and-sugar sauce! Truly candy-like in how sweet and wonderful they are. Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping — This is the BEST sweet potato casserole ever!! The sweet potatoes are tender and creamy, while the streusel topping adds a delightful buttery crunch thanks to the pecans! Roasted Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole — A HEALTHIER and DELICIOUS twist on sweet potato casserole!! The potatoes and apples retain some texture with the perfect amount of crumble topping! Put it on your holiday menu!! Honey-Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey-Cinnamon Dip – The honey glaze and the creamy cinnamon dip make these potatoes irresistible!! Savory Sweet Potato Casserole — If you thought sweet potato casserole couldn’t get any better, wait until you taste it topped with candied bacon and pecans! The sweet potatoes are smooth and creamy and the candied bacon topping is the perfect texture and flavor contrast!
