ive never tried sweet potato! can i eat it like a normal baked potato??

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with the skin on ?
or do i do something else with it?

Yes. Doesn't take as long to cook, and is (obviously....) quite sweet, so good with plain things.

You can slice into chips and bake in the oven with a little olive oil, too.

yep.
It's my ultimate comfort food. It's lovely on its own or with a bit of mozarella melted into it

You can;

Bake it in its jacket
Mash it (good as a topping on shepherds pie)
Peel and then fling on the barbecue
Use it in soup (sweet potato and chorizo is lovely)
Pan fry and use in salads with chicken etc
Grate and then use in Rosti with a mix of normal and sweet potatoes.

great thanks , are they more fattening than normal potatoes? not that i thought potatoes were particularly fattening

they make fantastic oven baked fries. mushy inside, Crisp and slightly caramelised outside.

Toss in a little olive oil+salt+paprika+cinnamon and spread evenly on a baking.

takes about 20mn in hot oven.

yum will try that !

I think they are less fattening than normal potatoes.

Yes you can. It's my ultimate comfort food as well justallovertheplace, baked in the oven, with a tiny bit of butter and loads of fresh pepper. You can not beat a sweet potato . Amy

i think sweet potato has a lower gi so keeps you filled up for longer so in that sense healthier. I am eating a lot of them (baked) at lunch atm (on a diet) with things like cottage cheese/baked beans etc. scrummy.

they aren't less fattening, but they have more nutrients, ie, they are better for you

oh yes

i love it just with butter... yum yum yum!

Sounds very nice... i must try Sweet Potato !! yum ..

Can you rebake 'em?

yeah you can rebake them

I ue them instead of poatoes most of the time, or do a mix of potato and sweet potato for things like mash (on its own, with fish pie and shepherd's pie etc etc)

A friend of mine bakes them then adds fresh chilli & sour cream topping. Yum.

My son, who doesnt like to eat much, loves little circles of sweet potato pan fried. They also add a sweetness to stews, yummy.