Purple Stokes sweet potato—Hasselback style. Stokes Purple sweet potatoes have a rich flavor and are denser and drier than regular sweet potatoes. This sweet potato has an almost sausage-like taste.
Scrub clean your sweet potato. Slice it into thin slices on the top, leaving about a quarter inch on the bottom to hold the potato together. If you have wooden chopsticks, you can place them on both sides of the potato to prevent the knife from cutting all the way through.
In a small bowl, combine fresh thyme, olive oil, Himalayan salt, smoked paprika, and a generous amount of black pepper.
Now oil up purple sweet potato, making sure to get oil and spices between slices
Place into preheated to 425 degrees oven for 45 min to an hour*
Serve right away. Goes very well with rice or quinoa dishes
Notes
*If you want your sweet potatoes to come out soft and moist you can bake them at 380°F, wrapped in foil for 1:30 to 2 hours