Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Oven roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish to all your Fall meals.  Bursting with sweet and spicy flavor, this healthy recipe will be devoured at every meal.

Potatoes are a universal food love language, so you also need to try these spicy roasted red potatoes, herb garlic butter smashed potatoes, and this creamy mashed potato soup.

A large black skillet with cubed sweet potatoes oven roasted and sprinkled with chopped cilantro on a white background, by The Food Cafe.

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Oven roasted sweet potatoes

Listen, here is the thing, I love sweet potatoes.

I love the subtle sweetness they have all on their own so this roasted sweet potato recipe has just the right amount of sweet and spicy that will make your mouth water.

With just a touch of brown sugar and honey, along with some chipotle pepper and chili paste these roasted sweet potato cubes come out sweet and spicy.

Each bite will melt in your mouth.

A black plate with oven roasted sweet potatoes cooked with a gold fork stabbing a few of the potatoes with its teeth by The Food Cafe.

How do you cut sweet potatoes into chunks?

This is a very easy process and sometimes you can find them already cut into cubes at your local grocery store in a bag where the bagged salad and lettuce is located.

First wash and peel your sweet potatoes.

Second, cut the sweet potato in half and then cut each half into 1/2 inch slices.

Third, turn the slices to lay flat and cut the slices in half and then cut each half into cubes.

What ingredients do you need for oven roasted sweet potatoes?

  •  sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
  •  avocado or MCT oil, divided
  •  chipotle pepper
  •  garlic salt
  •  chili paste
  • ground black pepper
  •  paprika
  •  brown sugar
  • honey
  • cilantro, chopped for garnish

cubed sweet potatoes in a glass bowl, MCT oil, honey, brown sugar, and spices needed to make roasted sweet potato recipe on a white background by The Food Cafe.

How to roast sweet potatoes in the oven

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and place 1 tbsp oil in a 12 inch skillet and massage the oil into the bottom and along the sides of the skillet and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl add sweet potatoes, remaining oil, and the remaining spices and mix until sweet potatoes are evenly coated. sweet potatoes cut into cubes in a glass mixing bowl with oil and spices added and mixed by The Food Cafe.
  3. Pour coated sweet potatoes into prepared skillet and bake for 15 minutes.  Gently stir potatoes and cook for an additional 20 minutes.  Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve. A 12 inch black cast iron skillet with seasoned sweet potatoes ready for the oven, by The Food Cafe.

Are roasted sweet potatoes good for you?

Yes! Sweet potatoes are a great way to obtain fiber and potassium in your diet.  They are naturally a sweeter potato than a white potato and can help maintain a healthy blood pressure and have properties that can help protect against cancer.

Do you have to use a skillet for roasting sweet potatoes?

No, you can also use a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and roast them the same way.

how to make oven roasted sweet potatoes

Benefits of sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a great alternative to the standard white potato.

Very high in fiber, sweet potatoes help promote a health gut and brain.

What do you eat sweet potatoes with?

These oven roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish to so many meals.  They have amazing health benefits, are low in calories, and will taste amazing will very little effort at all.

A black plate with a serving of sweet potatoes by The Food Cafe.

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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Servings: 6 People
Oven roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish to all your Fall meals. Bursting with sweet and spicy flavor, this healthy recipe will be devoured at every meal.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 3 tbsp avocado or MCT oil divided
  • 1 tsp chipotle pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp chili paste
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp cilantro chopped for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees and place 1 tbsp oil in a 12 inch skillet and massage the oil into the bottom and along the sides of the skillet and set aside.
  • In a large bowl add sweet potatoes, remaining oil, and the remaining spices and mix until sweet potatoes are evenly coated.
  • Pour coated sweet potatoes into prepared skillet and bake for 15 minutes. Gently stir potatoes and cook for an additional 20 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oven roasted sweet potatoes, Sweet potatoes
Author: Shannon Johanson

Nutrition

Sodium: 426mg, Calcium: 20mg, Vitamin C: 2mg, Vitamin A: 9623IU, Sugar: 8g, Fiber: 2g, Potassium: 233mg, Calories: 143kcal, Saturated Fat: 1g, Fat: 7g, Protein: 1g, Carbohydrates: 19g, Iron: 1mg

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