Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes Baked Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar 3.4 (101) Close Credit: José Manuel Picayo Rivera Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 50 mins Servings: 4 Roasting sweet potatoes at a high oven temperature makes the skin delicious and extra crackly. Directions Preheat oven to 475 degrees. With a fork, poke potatoes in several places. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet; bake until tender, about 40 minutes. Cut a deep cross in the top of each potato, and push the ends together to make an opening. Sprinkle inside with salt and pepper; dot each potato with 1 tablespoon butter and 2 teaspoons sugar. Serve.