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How to Bake a Sweet Potato in the Microwave

Delicious, sweet, hearty and even good for you baked sweet potato made in the microwave in MINUTES!
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time7 minutes
Total Time8 minutes
Course: Side
Cuisine: American
Keyword: how to microwave a sweet potato, microwave sweet potato
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 195kcal
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • microwave
  • paper towel
  • Fork

Ingredients

  • .5 lb sweet potato
  • Water

Instructions

  • Wash the sweet potato well and remove any dirt.
  • Prick the skin of the sweet potato with the tines of a fork on all sides of the potato.
  • Dampen a papertowel with water and squeeze out any extra water.
  • Wrap the paper towel around the potato.
  • Microwave for 5 minutes.
  • Turn the potato over.
  • Microwave on the other side for another 1-3 minutes.
  • The potato is done when you can squeeze the potato and it feels soft and when the tines of a fork glide easily into the potato all the way to the center without meeting resistance.

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Notes

  • Wash the sweet potato well before microwaving! No one wants crunchy pieces of dirt on their sweet potato.
  • Pierce the sweet potato well on all sides with the tines of a fork.
  • Make sure the paper towel is very damp but not dripping.
  • Be careful removing the sweet potato from the microwave as it might be very hot.
PRO TIP: Top your cooked sweet potato with any (or all of the following) butter, salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, molasses, brown sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 764mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 32176IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg