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Roasted purple sweet potatoes served on a rustic plate, topped with chives, honey drizzle, and butter, placed in a modern kitchen with white marble countertops.

Quick and Healthy Purple Sweet Potato Recipe

Lisa
 This Purple Sweet Potato recipe provides easy ways of making delicious purple sweet potatoes, including boiling, baking, and air-frying. You will be able to enjoy their soft texture, sweet and nutty taste, and full of antioxidants to make a delicious dinner dish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course LUNCH
Cuisine Colombia and Central America
Servings 4 people
Calories 160 kcal

Equipment

  • Baking sheet, baking rack (for baking)
  • Big pot (for boiling)
  • Air fryer (for air-fry)
  • Cutting board and knife
  • Fork (for poking the potatoes before baking)

Ingredients
  

  • Sweet potatoes in the color of Stokes preferred type
  • Other toppings that can be added:
  • Butter
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Chives
  • Honey

Instructions
 

  • A. Prep the Sweet Potatoes:
    . Clean the sweet potatoes fromStokes Purple completely under water, removing all dirt. Peel them off; however, the skin can be eaten, and they offer a lovely texture. It is especially good when they are roasting or baking.
    Close-up of purple sweet potatoes being washed under cold water to remove dirt, placed on a white marble countertop.
  • B. Baking Method for Baked Purple Sweet Potatoes :
    . The oven should be heated to 400 degrees F (200degC).
    . Make a small incision on the sweet potato in the purple color with a fork a couple of times, allowing steam to escape when baking.
    . Place the sweet potatoes in purple directly onto the oven rack or on a baking tray lined with parchment.
    . Bake for 45-60 minutes or until the potatoes appear tender after being pierced using the fork.
  • Baking Method for Baked Purple Sweet Potatoes
    Roasted purple sweet potatoes served on a rustic plate, topped with chives, honey drizzle, and butter, placed in a modern kitchen with white marble countertops.
  • C. Boiling Method for Boiled Sweet Potatoes:
    . Peel, cut, and chop the sugary sweet potatoes in the color of purple into equal cubes (about 1 to 2 inches).
    . Put the cubes into an enormous pot, then add water to cover them.
    . The water should be brought to boiling point at a medium-high temperature.
    . When the water is boiling, turn off the temperature and let it simmer for 20-30 minutes until sweet potatoes are purple, tender, and soft.
    . Take the water out and serve.
  • Boiling Method for Boiled Sweet Potatoes
  • D. Air Fryer Method for Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes:
    . Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200degC).
    . The pink sweet potato into cubes or wedges.
    . Mix the sweet potatoes in salt, olive oil, and black pepper.
    . Put the cooked pink sweet potatoes in an air fryer basket and cook for 20-25 minutes, moving the basket occasionally to ensure that the potatoes cook evenly.
  • Air Fryer Method for Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

Notes

Sweet potatoes in purple require more time to cook than standard sweet potatoes because of their hard texture.
Place them in a dry, cool area, and eat within the next 1-2 weeks to achieve maximum results.
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