Oven-Roasted Spicy-Sweet Sweet Potatoes

Name: Oven-Roasted Spicy-Sweet Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 sweet potatoes, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into slices 1/2 inch thick; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 1/3 cup liquid honey; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (I often use lemon juice); 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Recipe by evelynathens

For those who like their sweet potatoes a little less sweet.

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READY IN: 55mins

SERVES: 6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

6

sweet potatoes, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into slices 1/2 inch thick
2

tablespoons melted butter
¹⁄₃

cup liquid honey
¹⁄₄

cup fresh lime juice (I often use lemon juice)
1

teaspoon chili powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground cumin
¹⁄₈

teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400°F Line a roasting pan large enough to contain your potato pieces.
Mix butter, honey, lime juice, chile powder, cumin and cayenne together.
Coat sweet potatoes with butter/honey/spice mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper. Empty into prepared roasting pan.
Bake for 25 minutes; give potatoes a stir to redistribute and recoat with liquid.
Bake 20 minutes longer, or until potatoes are tender all the way through when pierced with the tip of a knife.

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