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