Did you know that you can make perfectly baked sweet potatoes right in the slow cooker? This slow cooker baked sweet potatoes recipe is hands-off and makes meal prep a breeze. They cook up soft, tender, and sweet with no need to heat up the oven or watch a timer.
"These came out so perfectly! They were so soft, and it was super easy in the slow cooker."
★★★★★- Beth
Over 60% of sweet potatoes are grown here in North Carolina. Therefore, they are found often on my dinner table!
This crockpot sweet potatoes method is the easiest way to bake them. They are perfect for busy days, especially when the oven is full of other dishes. Depending on their size, you can fit quite a few potatoes in there, which makes them perfect for dinner parties too. Top them with butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, maple syrup, or marshmallow fluff, and you've got a cozy, tasty side that pairs well with just about anything. I hope you love them as much as we do. Enjoy! Xoxo -Katie.
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How to cook slow cooker sweet potatoes
Follow these simple steps to bake sweet potatoes in your slow cooker.
- Rinse and clean off any dirt on the sweet potatoes.
- Lay whole raw sweet potatoes in the slow cooker. Cover with the lid. Cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high heat 4-6 hours. (Cooking time will vary depending on the amount of sweet potatoes you cook and the size of the sweet potatoes.) Avoid lifting the lid too often to keep the heat inside. The sweet potatoes are ready when they are tender and easily pierced with a fork. Serve warm with your favorite toppings.
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Can you stack sweetpotatoes in the crockpot?
You can stack up to two layers of sweet potatoes in your crockpot as long as you can securely cover it with the lid.
Cooking Tips
- Skip the foil. Unlike the oven method, the moisture is already sealed in and they cook evenly in the slow cooker without it.
- You do not need to pierce your sweet potatoes before cooking them in the crockpot. Sweet potatoes can explode in the oven because of the dry heat that builds up pressure under the skin. Therefore, it is recommended to pierce the skin when roasting them in the oven. However, slow cooker uses moist heat, so there is no pressure build up or risk of exploding potatoes.
Please leave me a comment below if you make sweet potatoes in your slow cooker. Tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your potatoes on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes (Easy Baked Method)
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
Instructions
- Rinse and clean off any dirt on the sweet potatoes.
- Lay whole sweet potatoes in the slow cooker.
- Cover with the lid. Cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high heat 4-6 hours. (Cooking time will vary depending on the amount of sweet potatoes you cook and the size of the sweet potatoes.) Avoid lifting the lid too often to keep the heat inside. The sweet potatoes are ready when they are tender and easily pierced with a fork. Serve warm with your favorite toppings.
Sam says
Thank you for the information.
Beverly says
So easy and delicious! These were ready when we arrived home for dinner. I topped with chicken taco filling to add protein.
Tammy says
Love a slow cooker recipe! Super easy and perfect results. This is a must-have recipe to keep on hand.
Amy says
Using the slow cooker for sweet potatoes is a total gamechanger. They came out so tender and the flavors intensified perfectly. It’s such a relief to have one less thing taking up space in the oven!
Catalina says
Fluffy inside and full of natural sweetness. I’ll do this again!
Ben says
Fantastic recipe. They were perfectly cooked and freed up the oven for me.
Beth says
These came out so perfectly! They were so soft, and it was super easy in the slow cooker.