Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes is the easiest recipe that every busy person needs in their life. There’s essentially no prep time, and it’s completely hands-off. After the slow cooker works its magic, you’ll have the most delicious, fluffy, sweet potatoes ready to join you for dinner.
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite healthy side dishes – I make a batch just about Sunday to eat all week alongside various dinners. I’m making these roasted sweet potatoes most of the time – I just love the sweet and spicy flavors!
However, sometimes I want a classic baked sweet potato. The problem is, sweet potatoes take at least an hour to bake in the oven. My solution is to “bake” them in the crockpot instead. I’ll throw a bunch of sweet potatoes into the crockpot and let them cook all day. By dinnertime, these potatoes are ready to eat.
Reasons you’ll love this recipe
- Cooks while you work. Sweet potatoes cook for 8 hours in the slow cooker, making it a perfect slow cooking recipe for when you’re out of the house all day.
- Super healthy. Sweet potatoes are high in fiber and protein, low in fat, and full of vitamin A, C, B6, and many other vitamins and minerals. It’s one of the first foods I suggest adding to a clean eating diet! Sweet potatoes are also gluten-free, Paleo, and Whole-30 compliant.
- Versatile. Stuff the potatoes with beans or lean meats to make a complete meal or eat as a side dish.
Ingredients
Sweet potatoes – yep, that’s it! Only one ingredient. I purchase 3lb bags of organic sweet potatoes when I’m making this slow cooker recipe.
Cooking Tips
- Put larger potatoes on the bottom. Most of the heat from the slow cooker comes from the bottom and sides. The larger potatoes will need more cooking time so put them on the bottom. The smaller potatoes can go on top of the larger ones.
- You don’t need to poke bowls In the potatoes. There’s no need to release any steam while the sweet potatoes cook in the crockpot.
- You don’t need to wrap the potatoes in foil. When I first started making these crockpot sweet potatoes, I would wrap them in foil to prevent sticking and help with cleaning. However, I learned that this isn’t necessary. So save the foil for something else.
- Cooking time can vary depending on the size. Sweet potatoes come in all different shapes and sizes; this can affect the cooking time. The best way to prevent this is to put the larger potatoes on the bottom of the slow cooker insert.
- You can stack the potatoes on top of one another. I don’t recommend filling the potatoes to the top of the slow cooker insert, but you can have two layers of potatoes.
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How to Make Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
- Take a wet paper towel and scrub any dirt off of the potatoes.
- Place the potatoes into the slow cooker insert. The larger potatoes should go onto the bottom, and then you stack the smaller ones on top.
- Set the slow cooker to cook on low for 8 hours or high for 5-6 hours. The potatoes are done cooking when you can pierce the flesh easily with a fork or knife.
Serving suggestions
- Add a pat of butter and a little coconut sugar for a classic sweet potato flavor.
- Stuffed it with turkey taco meat and black beans for a spicy flair
- Add spinach, feta and chicken for a Greek twist.
- Enjoy alongside this turkey zucchini meatloaf or baked ranch chicken.
- You can also scoop out the flesh to use in this healthy sweet potato casserole or whipped sweet mashed potatoes.
Storage tips
- Cooked sweet potatoes can be stored in glass containers in the fridge for up to 5 days. To reheat the potatoes, place them in a microwave-safe dish and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until hot. Reheat In the microwave.
- You can also scoop out the flesh and freeze it for up to 3 months. I suggest freezing into portions for quick sides or create a meal prep bowl with it. These silicone trays (Souper cubes) are great for freezing into 1-cup or more portions.
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- 6- quart programmable slow cooker
Ingredients
- 3 lbs sweet potatoes
Instructions
- Take a wet paper towel and scrub any dirt off of the potatoes.
- Place the potatoes into the slow cooker insert. The larger potatoes should go onto the bottom, and then you stack the smaller ones on top.
- Set the slow cooker to cook on low for 8 hours or high for 5-6 hours.
Notes
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