Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes {Perfectly Caramelized}

Easy, beautiful, and nutritious, these maple roasted sweet potatoes come out perfectly caramelized, adding effortless flair to any meal.

If you’re looking for a simple, delicious and pretty side dish that takes very little time to make, look no further than these sweet potatoes.

Over the years, I have become a huge fan of sweet potatoes. In fact, I rarely buy regular russet potatoes anymore and look for ways to replace potatoes with sweet potatoes in recipes. Not only are they healthier, but they add a natural sweetness, cutting down or eliminating altogether the need for adding sugar or other sweeteners.

When deciding what dishes pair well with a sweet potato side dish such as this, the options are endless. Beef, chicken, pork… in my humble opinion, you can’t go wrong. Following the popular advice to “eat the rainbow,” I do like serving sweet potatoes alongside a salad or green vegetable.

This is definitely one dish I always feel good about eating. Our kids love it, too!

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup, such as Butternut Mountain Farm 100% Real Maple Syrup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, or to taste

How to Make It

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Peel and dice sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.

3. Pour maple syrup, olive oil, salt and pepper into a gallon-size bag (a large bowl works well, too) and squish with your fingers until well combined.

4. Add diced sweet potatoes to the bag, seal the bag, and shake well to coat.

5. Pour the sweet potatoes onto a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer.

6. Bake about 40 minutes, stirring gently every 10-15 minutes. Sweet potatoes are done when they are fork-tender and caramelized with brown edges.

7. Enjoy!

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Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Easy, beautiful, and nutritious, these maple roasted sweet potatoes come out perfectly caramelized, adding effortless flair to any meal.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Peel and dice sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Pour maple syrup, olive oil, salt and pepper into a gallon-size bag (a large bowl works well, too) and squish with your fingers until well combined.
• Add diced sweet potatoes to the bag, seal the bag, and shake well to coat.
• Pour the sweet potatoes onto a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer.
• Bake about 40 minutes, stirring gently every 10-15 minutes. Sweet potatoes are done when they are fork-tender and caramelized with brown edges.
• Enjoy!