Pecan Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Sliced sweet potatoes tossed in cinnamon butter and topped with crunchy maple pecan topping. A delicious side to include in your Christmas spread!
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Ingredients
- 3 Large Sweet Potatoes
- ½ Cup/100g Melted Unsalted Butter
- 1½ Tsp Cinnamon
- ½ Tsp Paprika
- ½ Tsp Salt
- ½ Tsp Pepper
- ½ Cup Chopped Pecans
- ½ Cup Maple Syrup
- 1 Tsp Dried Thyme
- Crumbled Feta Cheese for garnish
Method
- Preheat oven to 200C/400F.
- Clean and cut sweet potatoes to ½-inch-thick rounds, (skin on).
- To sliced sweet potatos add melted butter mixed with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, paprika, salt and pepper. Using a spatula or both hands, mix everything well together.
- Arrange sweet potato slices on a baking tray in a single layer leaving a little space in between. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes. Potatoes should be firm but tender (not too soft).
- Meanwhile, mix the maple syrup, chopped pecans, thyme and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl.
- Remove the baking tray. Top each sweet potato slice with about 1 teaspoon of the maple syrup mixture.
- Return tray to oven on top shelf and bake for another 10-15 minutes, until the sweet potatoes look caramelized around the edges.
- Serve with some feta garnished on top.
- Enjoy!