Directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. PRICK sweet potatoes in a few places all over with a fork and place on the prepared pan. Bake until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let stand until cool enough to handle.

3. SPLIT the potatoes and scoop out the flesh into a medium bowl, keeping the skins intact. Add cheese, bacon, sour cream, half the scallions, jalapenos, butter, salt, and pepper to the sweet potato flesh and mash with a potato masher until smooth. Scoop the sweet potato mixture back into the sweet potato skins. Top with the remaining scallions. Wrap each sweet potato in foil. Freeze for up to 3 months.

4. To heat in the oven: Preheat oven to 450°F. Unwrap a frozen stuffed sweet potato and place on an oven-safe tray or pan. Bake until the filling is bubbling, about 1 hour. (If baking from thawed, it will only need about 20 minutes.)

5. To heat over a campfire: Place foil-wrapped sweet potato on a cooking grate over a medium to medium-hot fire. Cook, turning once or twice, until steaming hot throughout, 20 to 30 minutes if partially thawed, up to 1 hour if frozen.