Maple Pecan Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

Elevate your Thanksgiving menu with these deliciously easy maple pecan twice-baked sweet potatoes. Twice-baked sweet potatoes blended with cream cheese, maple syrup, and seasonal spices, then topped with a drizzle of maple syrup and chopped pecans. Break from tradition this year and try one of our new elevated Thanksgiving recipes – like these twice-baked sweet potatoes.

Maple Pecan Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

I’m always looking for ways to elevate my Thanksgiving menu. I’m a sucker for tradition; I blame my Midwest roots. But I also like to try new things, too, like my meringue-topped sweet potato casserole or cinnamon honey sweet potatoes. These twice-baked sweet potatoes are another NEW option that are a great alternative to traditional candied sweet potatoes.

Ingredients needed

• 4 large sweet potatoes
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 1/2 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup – divided
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter – optional

How to make maple pecan twice-baked sweet potatoes

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place the sweet potatoes onto a baking sheet. Using a fork, pierce the skin of each potato, then bake until soft, about 1 hour depending on the size of the potatoes.
3. Once baked, remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes or until you can handle them safely. Cut down the middle of each potato, being careful to leave the skin intact like a pocket, and carefully scoop out the flesh and add to a mixing bowl.
4. Add the cream cheese, pumpkin pie spice, 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup, brown sugar, and salt to the mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix on low until creamy and smooth.
5. Spoon the filling back into the empty flesh, filling full to the top.
6. Bake for another 10 minutes, then remove from the oven.
7. Drizzle 1 Tbsp. of pure maple syrup over the potatoes, top with chopped pecans and serve hot. Optional – top each potato with 1 Tbsp. of unsalted butter

Recipe FAQs and Variations

Are sweet potatoes healthy?

Sweet potatoes themselves are rich in vitamins and minerals. Of course, when you add in additional sweeteners like maple syrup and other ingredients, the nutritional content changes, but the base nutrients remain the same.

Can you eat sweet potato skin?

Yes! Eating the skin will also increase the nutritional value!

Do you need to peel sweet potatoes?

No, not in this recipe. In most of my sweet potato recipes I prefer to leave the skin on to get an extra dose of nutrients.

Recipe tips and variations

• Time-saving tip – Bake the sweet potatoes the day before. Scoop out the flesh and store in an air-tight container. When ready to assemble, warm the scooped-out flesh in the microwave for about 1 minute, then proceed with the recipe from step 4.
• Omit the pecans if there is a nut allergy.

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Finish off your Thanksgiving dinner menu with these additional recipes!

• Honey Caramelized Brussel Sprouts – With a sweet and tangy sauce, these honey caramelized brussel sprouts are an easy vegetable side dish recipe. 
• Thanksgiving Maple Herb Turkey – The seasoning rub is infused with flavors like maple, sage, and thyme – giving it a hint of sweet combined with the traditional seasonal flavors.
• Sage, Fig, and Pancetta Stuffing – Filled with fresh bread, sweet dried figs, delicata squash and all the flavors of Thanksgiving dinner.
• Apple Cranberry Thanksgiving Salad – A delicious salad that’s full of seasonal fruit and a tangy dressing.
• Sweet Potato Custard Pie – custard pie with a light, airy filling that’s full of delicious flavors like cinnamon and nutmeg and topped with toasted marshmallows.
• Thanksgiving Punch – with a Thanksgiving Sangria option included!
• Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board – build a gorgeous Thanksgiving charcuterie board this holiday season that will keep your hungry guests at bay!

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Maple Pecan Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes