Stuffed Sweet Potatoes With Apples (Printable)

Sweet potatoes stuffed with cinnamon apples, walnuts and maple for a cozy vegetarian main or hearty side.

# Ingredient List:

→ Vegetables & Fruit

01 - 4 medium sweet potatoes
02 - 2 large apples, such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, diced

→ Nuts & Seeds

03 - 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

→ Dairy & Alternatives

04 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or vegan alternative

→ Sweeteners & Flavorings

05 - 2 tablespoons maple syrup
06 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
07 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
08 - Pinch of salt

→ Garnish (optional)

09 - 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
10 - Fresh parsley, chopped

# How to Make:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Scrub sweet potatoes, pierce several times with a fork, and arrange on a lined baking sheet. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until tender when pierced.
02 - While sweet potatoes bake, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of salt. Sauté for 5 to 6 minutes until apples are just soft. Stir in walnuts and maple syrup, and cook for 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat.
03 - Allow sweet potatoes to cool slightly, then slit each down the center and gently open. Fluff the interior with a fork.
04 - Spoon apple-walnut filling evenly into each sweet potato. Sprinkle with dried cranberries and chopped parsley as desired.
05 - Serve warm as a hearty side or vegetarian main dish.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It’s a cozy way to bring together sweet and savory flavors without much fuss.
  • This recipe looks gorgeous but is so forgiving, you can tweak the filling on a whim.
02 -
  • If you rush roasting the potatoes, the centers turn dense instead of fluffy—let them go the full time.
  • I used to add everything at once to the pan, but stirring in the walnuts and maple syrup at the end keeps them crunchy and caramelized, not mushy.
03 -
  • Choose sweet potatoes that are roughly the same size so they cook evenly.
  • Letting the filled sweet potatoes rest five minutes intensifies the flavors and keeps the filling from burning your tongue.

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