The Best and Quickest Baked Sweet Potatoes

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Step 2

Cut the sweet potatoes in half, lengthwise. Place the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet.

Step 3

Drizzle the potatoes with the oil, and then rub the oil on the flesh of each potato. Sprinkle each potato with just a pinch of salt.

Step 4

Flip the potatoes over, flesh-side down on the baking sheet. Some oil will spill over on the sheet pan--that's normal and okay.

Step 5

Bake the sweet potatoes, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes, until the skins begin to look shriveled and soft. Remove the potatoes from the oven.

Step 6

The baked sweet potatoes should be slightly brown and caramelized on the top of the flesh and soft throughout the potato. Enjoy the potatoes warm, or place them in an air-tight container in the fridge to enjoy later in the week.