Paleo Maple Syrup Roasted Sweet Potatoes
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These lovely maple syrup roasted sweet potatoes are tasty with a nice crust to the skin, not mushy at all. The slightly tart but sweet carmelized exterior is a refreshing change to this classic fall vegetable.
Ingredients
| 2 ½ | pounds |
sweet potatoes, or yams
peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, about 8 cups |
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| ⅓ | cup |
maple syrup
pure |
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| 2 | tablespoons |
olive oil
or coconut oil |
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| 1 | tablespoon |
lemon juice
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| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
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black pepper
freshly ground to taste |
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Directions
Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃) F.
Put sweet potatoes in an even layer in a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish .
Combine maple syrup, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
Pour the mixture over the sweet potatoes; toss to coat.
Cover and bake the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes.
Uncover, stir and cook, stirring every 15 minutes, until tender and starting to brown, 45 to 50 minutes more.
Serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 107g (3.8 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 12717% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g
4%
Saturated Fat 0g
2%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 133mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
9%
Dietary Fiber 3g
13%
Sugars g
Protein
4g
Vitamin A 364%
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Vitamin C 32%
Calcium 4%
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Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
XStitch4Life
Great recipe! I used yams and it turned out wonderfull.
almost 13 years agoss
May I copy and use this photo of your sweet potatoes?
almost 13 years agoGreat dish! I will try to add some more ingredient to make it more tasty! Thank you for this recipe!
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over 8 years ago