Amish Blue Cheese Baked Sweet Potatoes
A delicious savory twist on an old favorite!
Ingredients
- 2 medium to large sweet potatoes
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 4 oz Salemville Reserve Amish Blue Cheese Crumbles
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Dash black pepper
- 2 green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Wash sweet potatoes and make a few holes in each one with a fork.
- Rub potatoes with olive oil.
- Microwave for eight minutes on high. Transfer to the oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes, until tender.
- While potatoes are baking, heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat until melted
- . Add flour and stir. When mixture thickens, gradually add milk
- Stir until a thick sauce forms. Remove from heat and add 3 oz. blue cheese, salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper and stir.
- When potatoes finish baking, slice lengthwise and squeeze toward the center to fluff up cooked potato
- . Pour cheese sauce over the potatoes, then garnish with remaining 1 oz. blue cheese and chopped green onion.
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