Toaster Oven Sweet Potatoes with Maple Butter

Toaster oven sweet potatoes are buttery soft inside with a lightly crisped skin. Finished with a swirl of cinnamon maple butter, they’re irresistibly delicious and naturally sweet.

I love a perfectly baked sweet potato, but waiting over an hour for it to cook is the worst. That’s why I’m obsessed with baked sweet potatoes in the toaster oven!

I cut them into slices first so they cook quickly, then top them with a cinnamon maple butter. They bake in 30 minutes with very little hands-on time!

If you love quick and easy recipes, try my toaster oven salmon with lemon herb butter too!

Key Ingredients

• Sweet potatoes - I used two medium sized sweet potatoes. Thicker slices may take a few extra minutes to cook all the way through.
• Oil - You can use whatever you like to brush the sweet potatoes with - olive oil, coconut oil, or butter.
• Unsalted butter - For the cinnamon butter! If you only buy salted butter, that's fine too! Just omit the salt from this recipe.
• Maple syrup - My favorite sweetener! If you don't have it, honey works great too. For a sweeter maple butter, add a teaspoon or two of powdered sugar.
• Cinnamon - For the warm cinnamon flavor!

How to Bake Sweet Potatoes in the Toaster Oven

You can bake sweet potatoes in the toaster oven. While you can bake them whole, I don't prefer it because it takes a long time!

This is how I do it:

• Cut the ends off of the sweet potatoes and then cut each one into three slices. You don't need to peel the sweet potatoes, but you can if you like. The peels get a little bit crispy/chewy in the oven.

• Brush the sliced sweet potatoes with butter or oil (either is fine!), then bake until they're soft and fork-tender, roughly 30ish minutes.

• While the potatoes cook, make the maple butter. The butter should be soft so it's easy to mix with a spoon!
• Serve the sweet potatoes warm with maple butter on top!

Expert Tips

• Cutting the sweet potatoes into slices helps them cook quickly and evenly! Three slices from each potato works perfectly.
• You can bake a whole sweet potato in your toaster oven too. I find the best method is to poke the sweet potatoes with a fork, then wrap each one in aluminum foil. Place them on the pan and bake until fork-tender, about 60 to 70 minutes.

Storage

• Store leftover baked sweet potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
• You can reheat them in the microwave until hot throughout. Top with more butter and enjoy!

More Side Dishes

• Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes
• Roasted Green Beans & Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Casserole