Ash-Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Campfire-roasted sweet potatoes cooked directly in the embers until tender, then topped with butter and maple syrup for a delicious outdoor dessert. Optional toppings of gingersnaps and marshmallows add extra sweetness and crunch.
Ingredients
- •4 whole medium sweet potatoes
- •4 tablespoons salted butter
- •¼ cup pure maple syrup
- •½ cup gingersnaps
- •½ cup marshmallows
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Light a campfire and let it burn down to embers. Nestle potatoes in embers and cook, rotating a quarter turn every 10 minutes or so, until very tender when pierced with a knife, 45-60 minutes. The potatoes will blacken and char on the outside; don't worry, you're only eating the flesh. If you prefer, wrap potatoes individually in foil and cook using the same procedure.
60 min
- 2.
Using tongs, transfer potatoes to plates and let cool at least 10 minutes. Cut a slit lengthwise down each potato and mash flesh with a fork. Spread 1 tablespoon butter inside each potato and drizzle with maple syrup. Top with gingersnaps and marshmallows, if using, and serve.
15 min
