Description
Delicious loaded sweet potato skins topped with crispy bacon, cheese, and green onions, perfect for impressing guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 6 slices of bacon
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Wash and pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork, then bake for 45-60 minutes until tender.
- While the sweet potatoes are baking, cook the bacon in a skillet until crispy. Remove and crumble.
- Once the sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut them in half lengthwise and scoop out some of the flesh, leaving a small border.
- Brush the skins with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the skins back in the oven and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until crispy.
- Remove from the oven and fill each skin with cheese and crumbled bacon.
- Return to the oven for another 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Top with sour cream and green onions before serving.
Notes
- For a healthier option, you can use turkey bacon.
- Feel free to add other toppings like jalapeños or avocado.
- These can be made ahead of time and reheated before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 skin
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg