This easy Crockpot Sweet Potatoes recipe is the savory side that tastes like Thanksgiving gave you a high five! Unapologetically tender, these spuds with a sweet tooth are zero effort and the perfect way to free up your oven! Top with cinnamon butter and you’ve got the side that’s sweet enough to be dessert, but sneaky enough to count as a vegetable! Just set it, forget it, then devour it!
This week, go ahead and say hello to the sweet tasting vegetable that tastes almost as good as candy, but actually makes you feel good!
Stacy writes: "Best yams ever!"
Seriously, these Crock Pot sweet potatoes deliver so much amazing feel good flavor.
Plus, making this healthy recipe couldn’t be simpler. You’ll just wrap up your sweet potatoes… then let the slow cooker do the rest of the work! Just like I show you to do with my Crock Pot Baked Potatoes.
The result is one of the most Delicious Dinner Sides that can fit into your menu plans pretty much any time!
So go grab your Crock Pot, because Easy Crockpot Recipes like this make dinner planning a cinch…
Ingredients
You’ll just need 2 simple ingredients to prepare perfectly tender crockpot sweet potatoes!
- Sweet Potatoes – just regular sweet potatoes like I use in my Homemade Sweet Potato Baby Food and Pressure Cooker Sweet Potatoes.
- Aluminum Foil
- Optional Delicious Toppings (listed below)
You’ll also need a slow cooker to get the job done, too. I’ve found that a 5-6 quart Crock Pot is the perfect size to fit the four sweet potatoes you’ll use to make this crockpot sweet potato recipe.
Then, make your sweet potatoes last as long as possible with some help from my handy tips for How To Store Sweet Potatoes Long Term.
How to Make Crockpot Sweet Potatoes
You won’t believe how simple it is to make the best slow cooker sweet potatoes!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Wash and scrub your sweet potatoes, and pat dry.
2. Then wrap them foil.
3. Cook in Crockpot as directed… and ENJOY!
Times will vary depending on if you want to cook on LOW or HIGH. Just scroll down for the printable recipe card for exact times.
Scroll down for the printable crockpot sweet potatoes recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
What Are Good Toppings for a Sweet Potato?
There are so many delicious toppings you can add to your crockpot sweet potatoes! Try one, or try a combination of a few for a little party in your mouth!
Here are a few of my favorite sweet potato toppings…
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Chopped Candied Pecans
- Cinnamon Brown Sugar Butter
- Ground Cinnamon
- Maple Butter
- Mini Marshmallows
- Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Honey Butter
Reviews
Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this easy crockpot sweet potato recipe…
Ori writes: “Recipe worked great.”
Cyndi writes: “Since I learned to make them this way, I’ll never cook them any other way again! My husband asks for them weekly! I made them for my in-laws and my mother-in-law said they were some of the best she’d ever had.”
Stacy writes: “Best yams ever!”
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Crockpot Sweet Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 4 medium Sweet Potatoes
- Butter or Cinnamon Honey Butter for topping (OPTIONAL)
Instructions
- Scrub, Wash, and thoroughly Dry Sweet Potatoes.
- Poke potatoes with a fork several times.
- Wrap ‘em up in Aluminum Foil, then wrap again in foil. (That’s right ~ these deserve a double wrap!)
- Place in Crockpot and cover with Crockpot Lid.
- Rotate and Turn occasionally
- Cook on HIGH for 4 hours (or LOW for approx. 8 hours)… larger potatoes will take longer to cook… just make sure not to overcook.
- Once your crockpot sweet potatoes are done, enjoy them as you love to eat them. For me that includes some butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows! (You can even pop them in the over for a few minutes to let those delicious marshmallows start bubbling up… YUM!)
Notes
- Topping Ideas: Butter, Brown Sugar, and Mini Marshmallows!
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Sweet enough for dessert, but still counts as veggies… genius.
Exactly… and that is why I love sweet potatoes so much!
I love texas road house loaded sweet potatoes!!! They have marshmellows on top & in the middle-honey -cinnamon & butter-sooooo good-I forgot to say-top m. mellow are broiled till golden brownlook it up on net.
Ooh yes… those really are SO delicious!
I like to use this Copycat Texas Roadhouse butter on these sweet potatoes at home…
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2011/11/cinnamon-honey-butter-spread.html
Love these recipes!!!! I am a missionary and the easy and very frugal recipes is what I need for my families!!! Thank you all so much!!! You are awesome thinking up these recipes!! Martha Loper
Aww… thank you for the sweet comment, Martha. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the easy recipes!
sweet potatoes are delicious cooked in the microwave like you would a baked potato. microwave until desired doneness. i like them much better than baked potatoes that are microwaved. quick and easy 😉
That’s a great tip too, Dian… thanks for sharing!