Name: Loaded Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes - 4; Olive oil - ½ tablespoon; Bacon, diced - 1 (8 ounce) package; Sliced green onions - ⅓ cup; Diced jalapeno peppers - ¼ cup; Salt to taste - ¼ cup; Freshly ground black pepper to taste - ¼ cup; Cayenne pepper to taste - ¼ cup; Shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese - ½ cup; Creme fraiche - 2 tablespoons; Fresh lime juice - 2 teaspoons; Shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

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Ingredients for - Loaded Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

1. Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes - 4

2. Olive oil - ½ tablespoon

3. Bacon, diced - 1 (8 ounce) package

4. Sliced green onions - ⅓ cup

5. Diced jalapeno peppers - ¼ cup

6. Salt to taste - ¼ cup

7. Freshly ground black pepper to taste - ¼ cup

8. Cayenne pepper to taste - ¼ cup

9. Shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese - ½ cup

10. Creme fraiche - 2 tablespoons

11. Fresh lime juice - 2 teaspoons

12. Shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Loaded Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Stage

Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Prick with a knife and drizzle with olive oil; rub to coat. Space sweet potatoes evenly apart.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until completely tender, about 35 minutes.

4. Stage

Meanwhile, add bacon to a pan over medium heat. Cook and stir until bacon starts to get crispy and the fat turns foamy, 4 to 5 minutes. Add green onions and jalapeno; cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside.

5. Stage

Let sweet potatoes cool until safe to handle. Leave the oven on. Cut off the top 1/3 of each potato, holding the knife at a 45-degree angle. Scoop out sweet potato flesh from both the top and bottom halves, leaving at least 1/4 inch flesh in the bottoms to make the shells.

6. Stage

Season the sweet potato flesh with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Add 1/2 cup cheese, creme fraiche, and lime juice. Mash with a potato masher. Add the bacon mixture and mix until combined. Spoon filling into the sweet potato shells. Lightly scatter remaining cheese on top.

7. Stage

Bake until heated through and tops have started to brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Chef John