Travel to the tropics with these fun, festive, and extremely delicious twice baked sweet potato boats featuring coconut and lime flavors.
I’ve made mashed tropical sweet potatoes before but have never added them back into their shells.
I’m not sure why it took me so long to do it, because these Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with a tropical touch are a fun way to feast your eyes, as well as your taste buds!
**Please Note – The printable recipe card with detailed instructions, complete ingredient measurements, and nutritional information for making Tropical Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes is available at the end of this post.
The simple ingredient list;
- Sweet Potatoes
- Coconut Milk
- Butter
- Fresh Lime Zest
- Salt and Pepper
- Coconut Chips
Why this recipe works;
- The sweetness of the sweet potato pairs wonderfully well with the coconut milk and lime zest.
- They’re really fun and festive.
- They can be made in advance and reheated as needed.
- They can even be frozen!
- They’re super easy to make!!
- Only FIVE ingredients (salt and pepper don’t count)
I don’t often take my food photos outside but these Twice Baked Sweet Potato Boats with a tropical touch were kind of begging me to get them outside in the sunshine where their colors could “pop” and you could view them in all their glory.
We ate these twice baked sweet potato boats last night for dinner along with some swordfish I purchased at Trader Joe’s, and although we were in still in Illinois the tropical flavor of our dinner transported us all the way to Hawaii, but without the lengthy flight, or hefty price tag!
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Can these be made with fewer calories?
- If you’re interested, you can cut back on the calorie content of these Tropical Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes if you use lite coconut milk and skip the use of the butter and coconut chips.
- I’ve used both the lite coconut milk and the regular coconut milk when I’ve made the tropical mashed sweet potatoes, and you really can’t tell any difference in taste.
- For this particular time when I made these, I used the regular coconut milk because that’s what I had on hand in my pantry, but given the option, I probably would always prefer the lite option.
What are some of the health benefits of sweet potatoes?
- Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin C and A. Both nutrients are extremely valuable for promoting a healthy immune system.
- They’re antioxidant powerhouses which help protect the body’s cells against aging and disease.
- Sweet potatoes are anti-inflammatory. Inflammation is known to accelerate obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
- For additional information regarding all the wonderful health and nutritional benefits of sweet potatoes, check out this article on Health.
The easy instructions;
- Cook 4 medium sweet potatoes until fork tender and allow to cool until they can be handled easily.
- I cooked mine in the microwave, but you can also use the oven or grill. If using the grill, please use indirect heat.
- Once the potatoes have cooled enough to handle, use a serrated knife to cut a top slice from each potato.
- Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the insides of the sweet potato, but leave enough of a shell so the potatoes retain their shape.
- Place all the potato insides in a bowl.
- Season the sweet potato with salt and pepper.
- Add the coconut milk to the potatoes along with fresh lime zest.
- Mash the potatoes until they’re creamy.
- Season the inside of the potato boats with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the mashed sweet potato filling evenly back into the potato shells.
- Add additional lime zest over the top of each stuffed potato.
- Dollop a bit of butter on top of each potato and return the potatoes to the oven to heat through.
- Approximately 15-20 minutes at 350-degrees.
- Once the potatoes are removed from the oven, sprinkle them with coconut chips (optional), and garnish with colorful drink umbrellas and lime wedges (if desired).
- Serve hot.
If you’re planning on hosting a luau this summer, these Twice Baked Sweet Potato Boats with a Tropical Touch would be the perfect thing to serve alongside a nice Hawaiian Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich for the Slow Cooker from Six Sisters Stuff, and maybe The Best Ever Tropical Fruit Salad from The Slow Roasted Italian.
And for dessert, I have a few cookie ideas for you that I served our guests a few years ago when my husband and I threw our big backyard Luau.
This luau was by far one of the best parties we’d ever thrown, so it’s fun for me to relive it all again by sharing the photos. I sure hope you don’t mind. I wish you could have been there!
For additional BBQ side dish recipe suggestions, here is a fantastic recipe roundup I know you’ll also really enjoy!
- Popular BBQ Recipe Roundup from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen
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Below is the printable recipe card for today’s Tropical Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes.
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- 4 medium sweet potatoes cooked until fork tender and cooled slightly.
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup coconut milk not coconut water
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest plus additional for garnish (if desired)
- butter softened
- ¼ cup crushed coconut chips optional
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Cut a slice off the top off each cooked and cooled sweet potato.
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Scoop out the inside of each potato leaving behind enough potato on the skins to form a sturdy "boat"
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Place the scooped potato into a bowl and mash with the coconut milk, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon lime zest.
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Fill the potato boats with the mashed sweet potato mixture and dollop each with butter.
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Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
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Sprinkle each potato with crushed coconut chips (optional).
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Serve hot.
I sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed today’s twice baked sweet potato recipe with a tropical twist as much as I’ve enjoyed bringing it to you!
Below are a few custom coffee mugs with a Hawaiian theme that I painted for a client a few years ago who owns a bakery (hence the wedding cake on the surfboard).
I don’t particularly recall why she had wanted the Hawaiian theme, but I do remember that she wanted one mug at sunset and the other one during the day. These are the completed mugs. To this day, I still think these are some of my favorite glasses I’ve ever painted.
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What a fun twist on twice baked potatoes!
So glad you like this recipe. Thanks 🙂
I just adore the tropical twist on these sweet potatoes! What fun!
Thank you so much!
What a fun party! These potatoes are perfection!!
The party was a blast. Next luau we have I’ll be serving these tropical potatoes…but not for 70 people. LOL!
What a fun idea and so perfect for a party!
Thank you 🙂
This look easy and healthy too. I love sweet potatoes so I am sure I would love these. Fun party!
I never used to like sweet potatoes, but now I crave them. Especially these. I hope you’ll try them.
Such a fun way to serve up sweet potatoes
Thanks! Glad you think so 🙂
These look so good! What a fun way to serve these!
Summer is all about having fun, right? Glad you like them 🙂
What a great idea, Renee! I adore all of these flavors and can’t wait to make sweet potatoes this way.
You’re going to love them, Dara! I think you kids will love them too!
Well don’t these look fun!
They are! Glad you think so! Thanks!
We love sweet potatoes and love this tropical version even more!
Me too! Glad you feel the same, Taryn! Thanks.
Only you could make sweet potatoes so fun and delicious! Love these!