The joy of these sweet and spicy roasted sweet potatoes with honey is unmatched! They are the perfect easy-to-make sweet potato side dish to pair with so many types of meals. Made with pantry-friendly ingredients like sweet potatoes, chili powder, cumin, chili flakes, garlic & onion powder, and finished with generous drizzle of sweet & sticky honey. All it takes to make them is about 30 minutes and a quick blast in a hot oven.
The YUMMIEST roasted sweet potatoes
These sweet and spicy roasted sweet potatoes are THE new favorite side dish for weeknight dinners at our house.
So good, you’ll probably want to make some extra so that you have leftovers to add to your breakfasts, salads, bowls, or tacos allll week long. Wink, wink!
Roasting extra veggies to stash in the fridge for a later use is a favorite meal prep trick in my kitchen! SO easy to do, and it really pays off when you’re looking to throw together a quick meal later in the week.
I’m a big fan of classic roasted sweet potatoes and sweet potato fries, but sometimes it’s fun to switch up a classic with a few different spices and *extras* like honey <– YES!
For this recipe, I cut the sweet potatoes into rounds, but you could use the same exact preparation and cut them into cubes or long wedge shape instead – although for smaller sized pieces (like cubes), you’ll likely have to reduce the baking time slightly.
Personally, I love roasting them in rounds because each side has an equal amount of time in contact with the baking sheet, which creates the BEST caramelization.
For an extra EXTRA special touch you can also garnish them with a little chopped cilantro, pickled red onions, and a lime wedge after adding the honey. They’re just as good without it, but sometimes those final touches elevate a simple side dish in the best way.
We LOVE an interesting and unique side dish to pair with all of our weeknight meals and have a big library of dairy-free side dish recipes for you to make for your friends and family!
How to make them
Serving suggestions
- In veggie tacos – these sweet potatoes would be a great veggie swap for my roasted cauliflower tacos!
- With a hearty breakfast bowl
- In a big kale salad
- Alongside rice, beans, some shredded chicken or seasoned ground beef and your favorite salsa for a satisfying burrito-style bowl
- As a mouth-watering side dish for simple weeknight meals!
If you enjoyed these sweet potatoes, we’d love it if you would take a moment to rate and review them below! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 It’s also a great place to get your questions answered, and helpful for other readers if you share any modifications you made to the recipe.
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Sweet and Spicy Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten Free
Description
The joy of these sweet and spicy roasted sweet potatoes with honey is unmatched! They are the perfect easy-to-make sweet potato side dish to pair with so many types of meals. Made with pantry-friendly ingredients like sweet potatoes, chili powder, cumin, chili flakes, garlic & onion powder, and finished with generous drizzle of sweet & sticky honey. All it takes to make them is about 30 minutes and a quick blast in a hot oven.
Ingredients
For the sweet potatoes
- 3 medium or 2 large sweet potatoes
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Pinch of chili flakes (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- About 1 tablespoon honey (many readers have said hot honey works really well!)
Optional garnishes
- Lime
- Cilantro
- Extra chili flakes
- Pumpkin seeds
- Pickled red onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Prep the sweet potatoes. Wash and cut sweet potatoes into equal sized rounds – about 1/2 inch thick. Toss them with the cooking oil, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, kosher salt, and black pepper.
- Roast on a sheet pan, flat side down, flipping halfway through, for about 22-26 minutes, until tender all the way through, and caramelized on both sides.
- Garnish and serve. Drizzle the sweet potatoes with about a 1 tablespoon of honey while they are still warm, and add your favorite garnishes. We love cilantro, pickled red onions, lime wedges, and extra chili flakes!
Notes
Cut sweet potatoes into mostly equal sized pieces to make sure that they cook evenly! The smaller the pieces, the fast they will roast.
They should keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
To re-heat, warm them in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes, or in the microwave until heated through.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Oven roasted
- Cuisine: Mexican
Kay says
These came out absolutely incredible! Enough spice to sit pleasantly on the tongue, but contrasted perfectly with the natural sweetness of the potatoes! I made these for my vegetarian mother on Thanksgiving and she couldn’t stop fawning over them. I poured hot honey over the potatoes and really enjoyed them like that! I didn’t happen to have cumin on hand, but a dash of cajun seasoning really pepped the potatoes 🙂
Nyssa Tanner says
Yes yes! Love love to hear your feedback and the hot honey + cajun seasoning in place of cumin sound absolutely PERFECT! What a wonderful pick for your vegetarian mother for Thanksgiving! So happy you all enjoyed them and thank you so much for taking the time to leave your review 🙂 – Nyssa
melissa says
Excellent recipe! This came together super fast and was the perfect way to use up a bunch of white sweet potatoes I had. Replaced the honey with agave to make it vegan. Will definitely be making this recipe many times this fall!
Nyssa Tanner says
Ohh I love white sweet potatoes so much! Your mods sound delicious 🙂 So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Melissa – & happy cooking! – Nyssa
Lauren Farris says
I am making these tonight with Hot Honey on them instead of regular honey!! I’m so excited. I’m going to serve them with salmon, black beans and a spicy corn dish. I think they will pair well together
Nyssa Tanner says
Ohh that sounds lovely! I never thought of using hot honey instead of regular honey, sounds divine! I’d love to hear how they turned out! Happy cooking 🙂 – Nyssa
Cary says
Hi Nysaa! I just finished making these for our Sunday night dinner. They are insanely delicious. I am going to toast some corn tortillas, add the sweet potatoes and top with a cheese, corn and poblano cheese sauce. I just know my family is going to love them. Thanks, and keep the recipes coming!
Nyssa Tanner says
Okay that sounds AMAZING! So glad you loved this recipe and are taking your leftovers to the next level 🙂 Happy cooking! – Nyssa
Cheryl says
Great recipe!
Nyssa Tanner says
So glad to hear you enjoyed it! Happy cooking! – Nyssa
Bev says
Made these 4/3/2023 and they were delicious I made them to go with some sirloin steaks and had sautéed onion peppers and garlic me n my son really enjoyed them. It was nice just to have something different instead of chips. This recipe is definitely a keeper and will make them again. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Nyssa Tanner says
Ohh they sound like the perfect pairing for a sirloin steak – how yummy! So glad you enjoyed, and thanks for dropping a note + thoughtful review 🙂 Happy cooking! – Nyssa
Elaine Waid says
When you say chili flakes do you mean chili powder or red pepper flakes?
Nyssa Tanner says
Red pepper flakes 🙂