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Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes
40 min total10 prep30 cook4 servings190 cal
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Cubed sweet potatoes roasted until caramelized and tossed with maple syrup and warm cinnamon — a naturally sweet, cozy side dish for fall and winter meals.
Ingredients
produce
- 650 gsweet potatoes
pantry
- 2 tbspmaple syrup
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 0.5 tspcinnamon
- 0.5 tspsalt
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into even 2 cm cubes.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the sweet potato cubes with the olive oil, cinnamon, and salt until evenly coated.
- Spread the cubes in a single layer on the baking sheet.
- Roast for 15 minutes, then remove and flip the pieces with a spatula.
- Drizzle the maple syrup evenly over the sweet potatoes and toss gently to coat.
- Return to the oven and roast for another 12–15 minutes, until tender and caramelized at the edges.
- Transfer to a serving dish and serve warm.
Tips
- Cut the sweet potatoes into evenly sized cubes so they roast at the same rate.
- Spread them in a single layer with room to breathe so the edges caramelize instead of steam.
- Add the maple syrup halfway through roasting so it caramelizes without burning.
- Flip the pieces once during roasting for even browning on all sides.
