Crispy Salted Skins, Fluffy Centers, and a Sweet and Savory Compound Butter These Ultimate Baked Sweet Potatoes with Savory Maple Butter are a simple side dish that feels special enough for Thanksgiving and Christmas but is easy enough to serve with a weeknight dinner. The sweet potatoes are baked whole with olive oil and kosher salt until the skins have some texture and the centers are soft and fluffy. What really makes these different is the butter. Instead of going completely sweet with cinnamon, sugar, and marshmallows, I made a sweet and savory compound butter with real maple syrup, brown…
