Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by ratherbebaking

"I made these for Easter and they were very good, not to mention, easy to make. If you like sweet potatoes, this one is a must try. The original recipe came from Bon Appetit February 2001."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash cinnamon (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small micorwave safe bowl combine butter, honey and lemon juice.
3. Microwave until butter melts, add cinnamon.
4. Place cubed potatoes in a large bowl and pour honey mixture over potatoes, toss to coat.
5. Place in a roasting pan, salt and bake for about 50 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.

Reviews

[gailanng]

I enjoyed this healthier side because the holiday foods are killing me. It's no laughing matter one size fits most was lying to me...no laughing matter.

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Made these for Easter dinner today and they were ready in a flash - they traveled very well too! After baking I dumped them in a pre-warmed crock-pot and transported them - also made very good leftovers. Next time I would definitely decrease the butter or increase the sweet potatoes as I thought there was too much butter (although it was the holidays, so who was counting??!). Loved the honey and cinnamon.

 

[carole in orlando]

These sweet potatoes were just what I was looking for. Had baked salmon and wanted an easy way to fix sweet potatoes. My husband loved them. I cut the recipe for just the two of us and used one large sweet potato and used 1/3 of the topping recipe. They were delicious. Thanks, Carole in Orlando

 

[Okami Hime]

I used 4TB of butter, 2TB of olive oil, dash of nutmeg and half a tsp of ginger. Turned out really well and tasted great with pork loin.

 

[*Parsley*]

Nicely sweet, but not overly sweet. I did use the optional cinnamon, and I recommend using it. Nutmeg might be nice, too. These sweet potatoes are very buttery, but I think the amount of butter could easily be cut down without changing the results if fat is a concern. We all enjoyed these very much. I'll be repeating this recipe. Thanx for posting it.