Sweet Potato Skins

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These Sweet Potato Skins are SUPER simple and would be perfect for any tailgater to throw together. They’re simple yet tasty and elegant. Your guests will think you’ve gone all posh on them.

Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating

Yes, yes.  It’s that time of year again.  A time where weekends are planned around the football games, be they college or pro.  More college than pro, though.  Not that we’re not fans of either, but I think we follow the college ball more than pro.

In our house, it’s Kentucky and Ohio State.  Since Kentucky doesn’t really have THAT great of a football team, it’s really more Ohio State.  GO BUCKS!

Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating

To be honest, I’ve never actually participated in tailgating.  Like….ever.  Not that I haven’t been to football games, but the local NFL team (Redskins) are ASTRONOMICALLY expensive to attend their games.  College ball?  Maryland.  Yeah.  No.

So.  No.  I’ve never actually tailgated ever in my life.  BUT I know food.  I know how to make good food.  I can make some pretty good nibbles.  Like this recipe here…

Strangely enough, this recipe didn’t get created from tailgating.  It was created due to line dancing.  Yup.  I said it.  Line dancing.  Mom, Dad and I used to go all the time when I was freshly out of college.  I had taken one PE class in college for line dancing.  Um…we had interesting PE classes.  Go Go dancing, ice fishing, bowling, line dancing, billiards.  Yup.  Interesting to say the least.

So, when I graduated we looked for and start to learn how to line dance.  And we used to go every weekend.  I LOVED it and still miss it.  Anyway, they had baked sweet potatoes on the menu before they became fashionable.  And they had potato skins on the menu.  Hm.  Why not sweet potato skins?

So then we all brain stormed about what we would put on them should we make them.  I can’t remember what was tossed around, but it wasn’t your typical sweet type stuff that would go on them.  We played around with difference cheeses that would be salty enough to compliment the sweet of potatoes.  Then something crunchy to take the place of the bacon.  And voila a recipe was born!

That’s not where the story ends.  Several months maybe a year later I entered this recipe in a contest on FoodTV.com for a chance to be on Emeril Live!  Yup.  You guessed it!  I won.  You can still see my recipe here.  I have since lost the DVD that had the show on it.  Maybe Mom still has a copy?  *shrugs*

This recipe is SUPER simple and would be perfect for any tailgater to throw together.  It’s simple yet tasty and elegant.  They’d think you’re going all posh on them.

Preheat oven to 400.  Clean sweet potatoes and remove any eyes or beard (stringy substances). Place the dried potatoes on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil coated with cooking spray. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until fork tender. Remove from heat slice in half, and allow to cool enough to handle.

Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating

Remove the rind from the brie and slice into 8 pieces.  Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the center part of the flesh with a spoon. Reserve for later use.

Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating

Top hollowed out potatoes with brie cheese.

Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating

Broil until the brie begins to melt. Remove from heat and sprinkle with walnuts. Drizzle each potato with about 1 tablespoon of maple syrup.

Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating
Broil again until nuts are browned and cheese is melted and bubbly; about 3 to 5 minutes. Watch carefully as the nuts will burn easily.  Remove from heat and serve with your favorite football game.
Sweet Potato Skins for #SundaySupper Tailgating
These are sweet, creamy, salty, crunchy, and just perfect for quick and easy tailgating!  They’re easy to reheat on a grill in indirect heat, or just keep them in one of those warmers until you get to the game.
I prefer to not have the taste of the rind.  Some people don’t mind it so it’s really a personal preference thing for me.  Feel free to slice the brie as you like.
And now that it’s just about game time, I’m heading out!
A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
Sweet Potato Skins
Yield: 8 servings

Sweet Potato Skins

Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

These Sweet Potato Skins are SUPER simple and would be perfect for any tailgater to throw together. They're simple yet tasty and elegant. Your guests will think you've gone all posh on them.

Ingredients

  • 4 whole sweet potatoes, about 3 to 4 inches long
  • 6 ounces brie, rind removed
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Clean sweet potatoes and remove any eyes or beard (stringy substances).
  3. Place the dried potatoes on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil coated with cooking spray.
  4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until fork tender. Remove from heat slice in half, and allow to cool enough to handle.
  5. Remove the rind from the brie and slice into 8 pieces.
  6. Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the center part of the flesh with a spoon. Reserve for later use.
  7. Preheat broiler on low.
  8. Top hollowed out potatoes with brie cheese.
  9. Broil until the brie begins to melt. Remove from heat and sprinkle with walnuts.
  10. Drizzle each potato with about 1 tablespoon of maple syrup.
  11. Broil again until nuts are browned and cheese is melted and bubbly; about 3 to 5 minutes. Watch carefully as the nuts will burn easily.
  12. Remove from heat and serve with your favorite football game.

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44 Comments

  1. Gosh Chris! I can feel the calories piling on just looking at this but hey, what a way to go! Hope your team wins this season. Thanks for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays.

    Anne xx

  2. Yum, kind of fancy potato skins but delicious. Next time I have some brie I'll have to remember this. I bet pecans would work instead of walnuts too (I always have pecans on hand). Stopped b from Best of the Weekend.

  3. My family loves Sweet Potatoes for the holidays. I'm pinning this recipe to share with them when the time to celebrate comes! Thank You so much for sharing at the Fluster Buster Party! Lizy your party co host

  4. Thanks for sharing this great recipe on Tasty Tuesday! I can't wait to make these for the next Badger Game or maybe a Green Bay Packers Game:) Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines (I also loved line dancing:)

  5. I'm starting to love sweet potatoes more. I was never a fan growing up but I'm getting better at buying them.

    Thank you for linking to Raising Imperfection.
    Please come back Friday to see if you were featured. 🙂

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  6. You were on TV and you lost the DVD? Oh no! You will have to get the one from your mom and make a copy. Anyway, I love sweet potatoes and brie and never thought of putting them together. Fabulous!!

  7. I've never participated in tailgating either. But, if I had, your recipe would be one that I'd be first in line for! I love the combination of the sweet potatoes, brie and nuts! Oooh baby! SCORE!!!
    I'm going to certainly give this a try. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
    Renee – Kudos Kitchen

  8. These look so yummy! I would highly recommend trying some buffalo chicken dip next weekend. I do it in the crockpot instead of stove-top and I sub blue cheese for ranch. It's out of the world. Just google the Frank's recipe. Delish!

  9. I *love* line dancing too! Was an avid line dancer for years with the Country Quicksteppers! Such a great way to stay in shape without really working out. Congrats on winning with these potato skins–they look great!

  10. Oh my gosh. I was wondering what your sweet potatoes skins would be stuffed with and can I just say I'm in love. I will be making these for my in laws in a few weeks! They love sweet potatoes and brie so it's the perfect combination.

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