{"id":1363,"date":"2026-01-28T22:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:04:23","slug":"sweet-potatoes-in-the-microwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/sweet-potatoes-in-the-microwave\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Sweet Potatoes in the Microwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Sweet Potatoes in the Microwave<\/h1>\n<p>A quick, easy, and healthy way to enjoy perfectly soft sweet potatoes in minutes!<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u20132 medium sweet potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Optional toppings:\n<ul>\n<li>Butter<\/li>\n<li>Salt<\/li>\n<li>Black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>Honey or maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>Olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wash the Sweet Potatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nRinse the sweet potatoes well under running water and scrub off any dirt. Dry them with a towel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pierce the Skin<\/strong><br \/>\nUsing a fork, poke each sweet potato 5\u20136 times all over. This allows steam to escape while cooking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microwave<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the sweet potatoes on a microwave-safe plate.<br \/>\nMicrowave on <strong>high for 5 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flip &amp; Continue Cooking<\/strong><br \/>\nCarefully flip the sweet potatoes and microwave for another <strong>3\u20135 minutes<\/strong>, until they are fork-tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest<\/strong><br \/>\nLet them rest for 1\u20132 minutes (they\u2019ll continue cooking inside).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nSlice open, fluff the inside with a fork, and add your favorite toppings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Ideas:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sweet:<\/strong> butter + cinnamon + honey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Savory:<\/strong> olive oil + salt + black pepper<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthy:<\/strong> Greek yogurt + pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comfort:<\/strong> butter + brown sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Sweet Potatoes in the Microwave A quick, easy, and healthy way to enjoy perfectly soft sweet potatoes in minutes! \u00a0Ingredients:&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1365,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1363\/revisions\/1365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}