Super-Speedy Sweet Potatoes

Name: Super-Speedy Sweet Potatoes
Yield: makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 6 ounces each), scrubbed; 1 teaspoon light butter, divided (stick, not tub; I used Challenge Light); 4 teaspoons light or dark brown sugar, not packed, divided

December 9, 2011

If you can’t find 6-ounce potatoes or don’t have them on hand, you can simply use one 12-ounce potato. Add 1 minute to the microwave cook time if the potato isn’t tender after the 5 to 6 minutes, or an additional 10 to 15 minutes in the oven, and use all of the butter and brown sugar for the one large potato. A 12-ounce potato will make two servings, so the recommendation is to eat only half.

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