Ever wondered how to cook crock pot sweet potatoes? I’m showing you how seriously easy it is to make them, and they come out perfect every time!
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Baked sweet potatoes.
They’re one of those “staple foods” that everyone should know how to cook except, for some reason, “how to cook sweet potatoes” gets searched over XYZ number of times on Google.
I swear. Everyone on planet Earth is wondering how to do it. What temperature? How long? Cooking the perfect sweet potato is an ART you guys.
Although I am a food blogger and make all kinds of crazy recipes, making a basic sweet potato has been something that has ALLUDED (big word) me. Truth be told, I usually make them too hard and then they are nasty and gross and make me never want to eat sweet potatoes again.
Liiiike, until the next day because they are SO GOOD.
Sooo, in effort to stop both myself from having another failed sweet potato, AND stopping Y-O-U, I decided to see if you could make the PERFECT baked sweet potato in the CROCK POT.
Spoiler alert: YOU CAN.
Annnnd, these sweet potatoes are SRSLY fool proof, so stinkin’ easy AND they come out PERFECT every time. Liiiike, fork-tender, buttery and soft and altogether AWESOME kinda perfect.
The slow cooker is also the bee’s knees (who says that?) because you can cook a bunch of sweet potatoes all at once. You can make some crockpot sweet potatoes for dinner AND cook a few extra to whip up a sweet potato breakfast bowl in the morning!
Look at you, winning at good-for-you meals AND meal prep.
Making slow cooker sweet potatoes is so easy I am ALMOST embarrassed to write a post on this. BUT, in the name of helping my LOVELY internet BFF’s out (YOU) I hope that you find this valuable and it changes all the future sweet potatoes on your eating horizon. ?
How to cook sweet potatoes in the crock pot:
1. Wash the sweet potato and scrub off any dirt from the skin. No need to dry it, as the moisture helps cook it. But, make sure it’s not DRIPPING wet.
2. Use a fork to prick holes at least ¼ inch deep ALL over the sweet potato. Pretty much exactly like you do with a baked potato.
3. Stick your potatoes in the bottom of your crock pot and put on the lid.
4. Cook them until they’re perfectly tender which is 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high, depending on the size of your potato, as well as your slow cooker.
VOILA. That’s it. SRSLY so easy right?
Don’t even need to wrap it in tinfoil – don’t need to poke it every 20 minutes to see if it’s ready (that might just be me though.) Just SET IT AND FORGET IT.
Now you know how to make the perfect crock pot sweet potatoes. No longer do you have to take up space in your oven when you need to cook something ELSE for dinner.
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Crock Pot Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 Large sweet potatoes
- Large slow cooker
Instructions
- Wash the sweet potato and scrub off any dirt from the skin. No need to dry it, as the moisture helps cook it. But, make sure it’s not DRIPPING wet.
- Use a fork to prick holes at least ¼ inch deep ALL over the sweet potato. Pretty much exactly like you do with a baked potato.
- Put your potatoes in the bottom of your slow cooker and put on the lid
- Cook them until they’re perfectly tender which is 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high, depending on the size of your potato, as well as your slow cooker.
Here are 5 recipe ideas that a perfectly cooked slow cooker sweet potato would make a DELISH side too (or as part of the main!):
Jalapeno Popper Chicken with Quinoa Crust
Vegan Sloppy Joes with Cauliflower
Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Eggs
Oven Baked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast with Avocado Salsa
Ranch Baked Greek Yogurt Chicken
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Sue says
Thank you soooo much! I am not a cook, and I’ve had the same experience of hard, nasty sweet potatoes out of the oven when I know they should be sooo good! I am enlightened, and will be making a crock pot full tomorrow! (Another liberating thought: spaghetti squash in the crock pot! Throw it in whole, pricked, with 1.5 cups of water for 6 hrs on low. Easy to cut open, perfect strands.) Cannot WAIT to try the sweet potatoes!! Thanks again 🙂
Taylor Kiser says
RIGHT? it’s so weird how something SO simple can be so hard!!
Spaghetti squash in the crock pot works! Love it! Let me know what you think of the taters!
Sue says
OMGoodness – absolutely the most perfect sweet potatoes I’ve ever had!!! Set + forget is my idea of cooking! Buy stock in sweet potatoes y’all, I’m eating them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tay you are the mostest bestest most favoritest food blogger in my world – thanks again sooo much!
Taylor Kiser says
AHHHHHHHHHH that made me so happy! I am so glad they worked for you!!!
Cassie Autumn Tran says
Yet another way to make AMAZING sweet potatoes?! You know me so well, TOO well, Taylor! 😉 These look absolutely BOMB!
Taylor Kiser says
HAHA I made them just for you! 😉
Mother of 3 says
I make baked potatoes in the crock pot all the time but I never thought to try sweet potatoes!
Taylor Kiser says
You gotta try it! Game changer!
Kalley says
Sweet potatoes are my new obsession- but I could never get them perfectly cooked on my own. Thank you for the tips!
Taylor Kiser says
You are so welcome Kalley! Hope this works for you!
Annette Byrne says
So much better than cooking in the oven or microwave. Toppings are butter and a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon. Having them tonight with a beautifully grilled pork chop. Mmmm
Taylor Kiser says
Yum!!!
Kristin says
You probably won’t see this, and it may seem like I’m picking nits; but you use the wrong word in the article. Please don’t flame; I only assume you prefer to be understood by your readers, and it matters to use the correct term. Your (big word) “ALLUDED” should be “ELUDED.” Totally different meanings….
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks Kristin!
Diane says
You have just saved my day! I was going to use my IP but it’s too small. Never thought of using my slow cooker. You’re a life saver! Thanks so much!
Taylor Kiser says
You’re so welcome!!! 🙂
Michelle Luna says
My family likes sweet potatoes and I have cooked them in various ways: boiled, baked, microwaved. But these crockpot sweet potatoes were DEFINITELY the best!
Taylor Kiser says
YAY! So glad you guys loved them!
Connie says
I’m going to try these today.
My only question is: does the sugar that seeps out of the sweet potato burn in the crock? I
used used a crockpot liner, but do I really need to?
Some other sites online said to wrap in foil.
I guess I’ll find out later as they are in the crockpot as I write.
Taylor Kiser says
Let us know! I didn’t have issues with burning! But every slow cooker is different!
Candy says
Water is not needed for this? I’m going to try this tomorrow.
Taylor Kiser says
Nope, just follow the instructions! 🙂 Hope you love!
Katrina Mayo says
Absolutely the best! I had no idea you could cook sweet potatoes this way — have often thrown them out versus baking them as just did not want to use the oven that long. Thank you so much!
Taylor Kiser says
You’re welcome Katrina! So glad this was helpful to you!
Steph C. says
No foil or oil needed?
Making these today????
Thank you
Taylor Kiser says
Nope! Hope you love!!
eatfrysmith says
Just like what you said, I tried and succeeded, I don’t think everything is so simple. Thank you for sharing!
Judy says
Do you think I could make the sweet potatoes early on high heat and then wrap them in foil until I’m ready for them? I’m trying to figure out my thanksgiving rotation of pans. I’ll need my crockpot for my small ham and oven will have my Turkey! Thanks
Taylor Kiser says
I think so! I can’t promise but I think it should work!
Jessica Kiser says
Can you cook as many as will fit in there or do they have to be making contact with the bottom of the crockpot?
Taylor Kiser says
I think as many as will fit, but make sure there is SOME room!
Peter Crouch says
in the winter my mother used to boil potatoes for my brothers to eat.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been home to visit.
I really miss them.
Jessica Luther says
It’s been a long time since I returned home. I miss Mom and her potatoes.
I will probably come back to visit my family again.
thank you
Callie says
LOVE this sweet potato recipe! Perfect for the holidays when I need to free up some oven space.
Taylor Kiser says
Yay! I’m so glad!
Thomas says
Look yummy! One of my favorite Crock Pot Sweet Potatoes, nice to see your recipe, easy to follow, will cook this for family this weekend. Thanks you!
Taylor Kiser says
Hope you love!
Laura says
This is by far the best sweet potatoes I’ve made. Simple and and potatoes and the peels stay soft. Washing and putting the potatoes in wet I think is the key.
Taylor Kiser says
YAY!!!! So glad!
Cole Beasley says
I never knew that fork technique before with sweet potatoes, I just cooked them directly after washing them and yeah, there is really a struggle on how to cook it perfectly. Not until I bumped into this simple and yes, I CAN preparation and voila, my sweet potato has never been this perfectly cooked.
Taylor Kiser says
YAY! So glad!!!
Lori says
I absolutely love this recipe! So do all of my friends! I haven’t changed anything…it doesn’t need it! Thank you. For last word, It is so perfect!
Taylor Kiser says
YAY! I am so glad!!!