Maple Sweet Potatoes

These maple sweet potatoes make the perfect dinner or Thanksgiving side dish! Sweet and savory with a bit of acidity, these maple sweet potatoes are roasted to glazed perfection.

Aren’t fall foods just the best? There is something so comforting about fall food and fragrances wafting through the kitchen. Give me all the cinnamon, nutmeg and maple syrup, all while I’m enveloped in a cozy cardigan with some candles lit. (If that doesn’t say Enneagram 9, I don’t know what does!). One of my favorite fall activities is fall cooking and baking. Not only are fall recipes so fun, but the flavors are so delicious. For the moments I don’t want to invest a lot of time in the kitchen, I turn to simple recipes like these maple sweet potatoes.

Not only are they easy to make, but they are so delicious; a perfect combination of sweet (from the maple syrup) and savory (from the apple cider vinegar and a hit of sea salt). These maple sweet potatoes make a perfect Thanksgiving side dish, a wonderful dinner dish or a warm, healthy snacks.

And, the result of roasting these taters in maple syrup, cider vinegar and cinnamon was a soft sweet potato with a light gooey glaze...could they look any prettier?! They sort of look like little sweet potato gems. That you can eat.

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Author: Rachel Humiston

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Maple Sweet Potatoes

These maple sweet potatoes make the perfect dinner or Thanksgiving side dish! Sweet and savory with a bit of acidity, these maple sweet potatoes are roasted to glazed perfection.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 50 Min

Ingredients

• 1/3 C maple syrup
• 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 Tbsp water
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size chunks
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the syrup, vinegar, oil, water and cinnamon.
3. Add the cubed sweet potatoes to the mixture and toss to coat.
4. Spray a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
5. Pour coated sweet potatoes into the pan and cover with foil.
6. Bake for 10 minutes.
7. Remove foil and continue baking for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the syrup mixture is gooey and bubbly, stirring occasionally.
8. Serve immediately and attempt to not consumer entire pan in one sitting.

What do you think? Do you like sweet or savory sweet potatoes?