We can’t get enough of sweet potatoes! From Hasselback sweet potatoes and sweet potato casserole with marshmallows to twice baked sweet potatoes, they’re always on our table. This recipe for roasted sweet potatoes takes just minutes to put together, but the end result tastes anything but ordinary. When the cooler weather months roll around, I am all about the sweet potatoes. They’re healthy, inexpensive and readily available. These maple roasted sweet potatoes contain just a handful of ingredients but are big on flavor. It’s one of my favorite side dish recipes for the holidays.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need sweet potatoes, butter, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt.
How Do You Make Roasted Sweet Potatoes?
The first step is to peel your sweet potatoes and cut them into uniformly sized pieces. If you prefer, you can leave the skins on your sweet potatoes. I find that sometimes sweet potato skins are tough, so I always remove them before cooking. Toss the potatoes in a mixture of butter, cinnamon, maple syrup and salt, then roast them on a baking sheet to perfection. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Tips For The Perfect Potatoes
I look for long, thin sweet potatoes because I find that they’re easier to cut into similar sized pieces. While I typically make this recipe with orange sweet potatoes such as the garnet or jewel varieties, yellow sweet potatoes will also work. This technique can also be used to roast carrots, butternut squash and pumpkin. Serve your yams alongside other main course favorites such as grilled lamb chops, Moroccan chicken, New York strip steak, slow cooker turkey breast or beer can chicken. Leftovers will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can reheat leftovers in a 375 degrees F oven for 10-15 minutes.
Roasted Sweet Potato Variations
While this recipe is delicious as-is, you can easily customize the flavors to your tastes.
Savory: Toss cubed sweet potatoes with olive oil, and herbs and spices such as cumin, black pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, minced garlic, parsley, thyme or rosemary. Omit the maple syrup. Bacon: Place chopped raw bacon on the sheet pan with your potatoes and cut the amount of butter in half. Roast until bacon is crispy. Honey: Substitute honey for the maple syrup in this recipe. Nuts: Follow the recipe as directed and garnish with chopped candied pecans or candied walnuts. Vegetables: Don’t have sweet potatoes on hand? This recipe also works great with carrots or butternut squash. You can also do a combination of veggies by adding something like cauliflower or broccoli.
These roasted sweet potatoes are great alongside smoked tri tip, baked tilapia and Instant Pot short ribs. They also pair perfectly with baked ham for a fabulous holiday meal. Give them a try and watch the rave reviews pour in!
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