These Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes are roasted with brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and a little cayenne for a kick. They are the perfect side dish recipe. Easy to throw together and delicious!
Easy side dishes that a family loves can be really hard to find. But! I have a winner for you today! These Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes come together with only a few ingredients and are going to be a fan favorite in your house.
This recipe comes from Donna & Chad Elick from Slow Roasted Italian and their book The Simple Kitchen. It is full of so many great dinner ideas, appetizers, and sides that you will drool over.
INGREDIENTS
This recipe requires only a few simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand, making this a recipe you can make all the time.
- Sweet Potatoes
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
- Cayenne Pepper
- Cinnamon
HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
This recipe is simple to make!
- Toss the melted butter with the brown sugar and spices.
- Toss all of that with the diced sweet potatoes.
- Enjoy!
WHAT TO SERVE WITH
These would be the perfect side for so many dinner recipes, but here are so of my favorite ideas:
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Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 TBSP unsalted butter melted
- 2 TBSP light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper into the butter.
- Spread the potatoes on the lined baking sheet. Toss with the butter mixture until the potatoes are completely coated. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
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Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Laneka says
Excellent recipe, thank you!!!
So glad that you liked it!
Maryann Blank says
Just made these today they turned out great and taste good Definitely will make again
Lynne says
Do you have any recepies for serving one or two ?
Sorry, Lynne! As a mom of three I don’t typically make recipes for 1 or 2, but you can adjust all of my recipes right on my website and it will give you the measurements for smaller portions. Also, there are a lot of dinner recipes that freeze very well. My favorite for frozen leftovers is this Italian Beef. You could freeze it in individual portions.
Sharon says
I have never liked sweet potatoes but decided to make these for my hubby. Wow! It was a big mistake because I should have made more. They are delicious.
So happy you liked them Sharon!
Cheyanne says
I am looking to cook these at the same time as a meatloaf. Which needs to be in at about 375 degrees. How long do you think these would take at that temp?
Yes, but they will need more time.
Annette says
Did these come out a little crispy or were they soft?
The outside is a little crisp, and then the inside is soft.
Robin Sims says
This recipe sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it. I was thinking of adding some citrus flavor. Orange or lemon? Zest or juice? Any ideas on how much?
Hmmmm, if you want to try that, I would go small the first time. Like maybe a teaspoon of juice. Taste it after baking if you still want more, add just a little zest on the top.
Robin says
Great idea. I’ll try it and let you know. Making my list for Thanksgiving. I do believe this recipe will be served.
klesmiley says
Very good recipe. But 5 minutes prep time? It took me 20 minutes to peel and dice the potatoes. Another 5 to line the cookie sheet with tin foil.
So 25 minutes prep is more realistic. But the results were worth it.
Thank you
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My only defense of the 5 minute prep time is that it calls for potatoes that are peeled and cubed already. So when I start with peeled and cubed potatoes, I can get this in my oven in five minutes. Now. That is a terrible defense. ????
Amy says
This is now my favourite way to eat sweet potatoes.. wait till I bust these out at Thanksgiving, while socially distancing of course :)
So glad you liked them!
Tammy says
Omg. These are fantastic. Cooking them right now. I did take a sample one and WOW what flavor. I too have to much butter because I had more than 2 sweet potatoes. But heck, super sauce.
So glad you like them!