Roasted Maple Sweet Potatoes

Roasted maple sweet potato recipe

Find the recipe for this sweet and savory side dish below.

Ingredients :

• Ingredients for 6 people:
• 600g sweet potato
• 120ml of Maple syrup
• 30g melted butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Salt and pepper seasoning

Preparation :

Count 10 min of preparation and about 1h10 of cooking.

Peel the sweet potatoes using a vegetable peeler and cut them into large, bite-sized pieces. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Arrange the sweet potatoes in a baking dish. The pieces should not overlap. In a bowl on the side, mix maple syrup, lemon juice, melted butter and the seasoning salt and pepper. The result obtained must be homogeneous.

Pour this mixture over the sweet potato pieces. Flip the pieces over so they are completely coated. Cover the top of the dish with aluminum foil. Then bake for 15 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven, remove the foil and toss in the sweet potato pieces. Cover again and return to cook for 45 to 50 minutes or until the pieces are tender and begin to colour. Take care to stir the pieces every 15 minutes so that all are cooked and caramelized on each side.

What to serve with these oven-roasted maple sweet potatoes?

This silky and full of sweet accompaniment will go well with all meats, especially those that have character. You can serve it with pork, rabbit or game. Roasted maple sweet potatoes will also be perfect with chicken, roast turkey or any other poultry. Grilled meats can also be served with this accompaniment: pieces of grilled meat or skewers of beef, chicken and even sausages.

Offer these sweet potatoes for a hearty appetizer. During a barbecue for example, while waiting for the meat to cook.

Our tips for making this recipe

Is this your first time buying and cooking sweet potatoes? Choose soft-skinned ones with no stitches, bruises, and other highly visible blemishes. Note that there are several types of sweet potato. Varieties with very orange flesh are generally denser and sweeter than those with yellow flesh. White-fleshed sweet potatoes are the least sweet of all. So choose your sweet potato according to your preferences. There are also varieties with purple flesh, especially in Japan and the rest of Asia. Very sweet, they are usually used for desserts. Note that the skin of sweet potatoes can be eaten. If you want to eat them like this, take care to clean them well before cutting them into pieces.