Easiest Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
The easiest and my way favorite way to make baked sweet potatoes are in the slow cooker rather than the oven! Not only does your house smell amazing while they cook, they come out moist and delicious every time.
Crock Pot Sweet Potatoes
A healthy side dish without the fuss. The best part, there’s no prep time aside from washing them. No water, no need to poke them or wrap them in foil. Just 1 ingredient, it doesn’t get easier than that!
This recipe has zero prep time! I just wash them and throw them right in the slow cooker then turn it on low 8 hours, or if I have less time I cook it high 3 1/2 to 4 hours. You can put as many sweet potatoes as you like as long as they fit, just stack them and make sure the cover closes. You will know they are ready when a knife slides in easily when poked.
How To Make Sweet Potatoes in the Slow Cooker
You can top them with whatever you wish! Butter, cinnamon, chili, you name it or try these:
Baked Stuffed Sweet Potato Recipes:
- Loaded Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Italian Style
- Sloppy Joe Baked Sweet Potatoes
Easiest Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
The easiest and my way favorite way to make baked sweet potatoes are in the slow cooker rather than the oven! Not only does your house smell amazing while they cook, they come out moist and delicious every time.
Ingredients:
- 4 medium (about 7 oz each) sweet potatoes, skin on
Directions:
- Wash and dry the sweet potatoes.
- Place in the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4, until they are tender.
- When the potato is done, season with salt and pepper, and top with butter, cinnamon, chili, or whatever you like on your sweet potatoes.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 1 potato
- Amount Per Serving:
- Freestyle Points: 6
- Points +: 5
- Calories: 208 calories
- Total Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 26mg
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 6g
- Sugar: 8g
- Protein: 3g
Under 30 Minutes
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Paleo
Low Carb
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Can you make them in the instant pot? Or do they turn out better with the slow cooker?
Can you make these in the instapot? How long would they take?
Do you put water on the bottom of the slow cooker?
Not necessary.
I, too, would like to know if these could be done in the Instant Pot? And for how long?
I am sure but you have to add water. I would be guessing time.
Would this method work on beets?
I bet they would!!
This is Paleo as well. Just replace the butter with ghee or no butter. I often forget about sweet potato as a side dish. These look delicious. 🙂
Do you cut them in half, first?
Can you stack more than 4 at a time?
I love your recipes but prefer to do yams in the microwave. I can do several in about seven minutes. I adore garnet yams.
Have you tried doing potatoes this way? I think is great to do it this way when your oven is full of turkey and other stuff.
Would the potatoes cook if you stack them
In the crock pot?
Yes!
I am looking forward to using the crock pot today , Thanksgiving, to free up oven and microwave.
I made these today and they were cooked to perfection! By far the easiest thing I’ve ever cooked! Thanks!
Made this today and it was so easy and delish!
This sounds wonderful. I imagine that you get that slight carmelization of the sweet potato! Can i do a bunch and just keep in the fridge for the week? I assume that it would be ok, and just reheat in the mic for a few mins or air fryer to crisp it up!
Sure