Perfect oven baked sweet potato recipe – cut in half and then roasted for 30 minutes. This method is the fastest way to cook a whole sweet potato in the oven.
400 degrees is my sweet spot. It gives it a nice golden crust. It’s also a high enough temperature to keep the cooking moving along.
You only need to bake these for 30 minutes. Typically sweet potatoes take 60-90 minutes to bake in the oven. But you can make sweet potatoes in a fraction of the time if you cut the sweet potato in half. This is definitely the fastest way to bake a whole sweet potato.
You definitely can make sweet potatoes like this in the air fryer. Follow the same instructions except bake it at 375 degrees instead of 400 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes instead of 30 minutes.
You could top the sweet potato with sour cream, green onions, bacon to make it a main dish.
I love serving sweet potatoes with this cajun orange glazed salmon. Or this apple bacon gorgonzola salad.
You could also serve these sweet potatoes with Trader Joe’s BBQ pulled chicken on top! The flavor combo is SO good.
Watch the recipe video here: