Breakfast Sweet Potato Recipe
These breakfast sweet potatoes are a delicious and satisfying way to start your day. Loaded with savory fillings and topped with a perfectly baked egg, they are sure to become a favorite morning meal!
- Author: Maya
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Sweet Potatoes:
- 3 large sweet potatoes, for baking
Filling:
- ½ cup cooked and crumbled bacon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ cup shredded white cheddar cheese
Egg Topping:
- 6 large eggs
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
Garnish:
- Minced scallions for topping
- Preheat oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Poke holes into potato. Using a fork, prick the sweet potato a few times on each side to create heat vents.
- Coat potatoes with oil and salt and bake. Coat each potato with canola oil and salt and bake for 60-90 minutes until fork-tender.
- Slice potato in half. Slice each sweet potato in half lengthwise.
- Remove center of potato. Scoop out the center of the potato and place into a mixing bowl.
- Lay potato shell on baking sheet. Place the hollowed-out shells on a baking sheet.
- Add bacon, butter, and cheese to the potato. Mix cooked bacon, butter, and cheese with the potato in the bowl.
- Fill potato skins with the filling. Stuff the hollowed-out potato skins with the filling.
- Create a well in the middle of the filling. Make a well in the center of the filling.
- Top with egg, salt and pepper, and bake. Crack an egg on top of each potato, season with salt and pepper, and bake for 15-20 minutes until the egg is set. Garnish with minced scallions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 250mg
Keywords: breakfast sweet potato, baked sweet potato, egg stuffed sweet potato