# Stuffed sweet potatoes (from RecipeTin Eats)

Video: [Holiday Stuffed Sweet Potato - bacon, sage and pecans!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI) by [RecipeTin Eats](https://www.youtube.com/@Recipetineats).
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- Serves: not stated
- Total time: not stated
- Ontario estimate*: ~$2.44 per serving, ~$7.32 for ~3 portions (assumed); saves ~$15.56* per serving (86%) vs ordering out (~$18.00*). * Estimate: predicted from the ingredient list: 0 line(s) priced from Ontario averages, the rest filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario casual-restaurant plate at ~$18, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

## Ingredients

- to taste sweet potato _(amount estimated)_
- to taste butter _(amount estimated)_
- to taste pecans _(amount estimated)_
- to taste bacon _(amount estimated)_
- to taste panko breadcrumbs _(amount estimated)_
- to taste sage _(amount estimated)_
- to taste cheese _(amount estimated)_
- to taste paprika _(amount estimated)_
- to taste garlic _(amount estimated)_
- to taste pepper _(amount estimated)_
- to taste onion _(amount estimated)_

## Steps

1. [0:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=9s) Line a baking tray with foil and arrange whole sweet potatoes on it.
2. [0:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=12s) Pierce the skin of each sweet potato with a fork.
3. [0:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=13s) Bake in the oven until soft.
4. [0:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=16s) Melt butter in a pan and simmer to make brown butter, then transfer to a bowl.
5. [0:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=24s) Toast pecans in a pan, remove, and roughly chop them.
6. [0:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=29s) Fry bacon in the pan until golden and crispy, then remove and reserve bacon fat in the pan.
7. [0:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=35s) Toast panko breadcrumbs and sage in the remaining bacon fat until golden.
8. [1:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=67s) Cut the cooked sweet potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh into a bowl, leaving empty potato shells on the tray.
9. [1:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=74s) Mash the sweet potato flesh with a fork.
10. [1:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=77s) Mix in the brown butter, half of the pecans, half of the bacon, cheese, paprika, garlic, pepper, and onion.
11. [1:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=85s) Spoon the filling back into the sweet potato shells.
12. [1:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=90s) Top the filled potatoes with more cheese and bake until melted and golden.
13. [2:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=120s) Finish with the reserved pecans, bacon, and the crunchy panko topping, then return to the oven briefly to warm up the topping.
14. [2:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfoxubmpTI&t=126s) Transfer to a platter and serve.

## Equipment

- baking tray
- foil
- fork
- oven
- pan
- spatula
- spoon
- bowl
- knife

## What the video didn't say

- servings not stated
- total time not explicitly stated beyond approximate baking durations
- exact ingredient quantities not stated

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