Maple Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes taste just like sweet potato casserole but healthier! Diced sweet potatoes are covered in a delicious marinade of olive oil, real maple syrup, spices, cinnamon and roasted to perfection in the oven.
Course Side Dish
Keyword maple cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 6people (.5 cup each)
Calories 117kcal
Author Jessica
Ingredients
3cupschopped & peeled sweet potatoesabout 2 large sweet potatoes, chopped into larger bite-sized pieces (1 inch)
2tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
2tablespoonspure maple syrupNOT pancake syrup
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonpepper
¼teaspoonnutmeg
¼teaspooncinnamon
Instructions
Heat oven to 425°. Prepare a cookie sheet by lining with parchment paper or tin foil, and spray it with cooking spray. You could also just spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray too.* Make sure the cookie sheet you are using has sides on it.
Combine the chopped sweet potatoes, olive oil, maple syrup, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a mixing bowl. Stir together until all the potatoes are coated.
Dump onto the prepare cookie sheet, spreading out the potatoes to ensure that none are touching, and bake for 15-20 minutes. Stir the potatoes half way through cooking time.
Serve immediately.
Notes
Pure Maple Syrup : This is not the same thing as pancake syrup. It's 100% pure maple syrup and you will find it near the the pancake syrup in the grocery store. Sweet Potatoes : Peel the skin off and chop into larger bite-sized pieces. About 1-inch.