Sweet and Salty Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This Sweet and Salty Roasted Sweet Potatoes recipe makes an easy crowd-pleasing side dish. No one can resist these sweet potatoes with brown sugar.

Sweet and Salty Roasted Sweet Potatoes

These sweet and salty roasted sweet potatoes were inspired by my very favorite sweet potato fries. When we lived in Kansas City, we frequented a local restaurant, BRGR.

They had incredible sweet potato fries simply because they were drizzled in brown sugar and heavy flakes of sea salt. Simple, right? Well, so are most of my favorite dishes.

Simple Sweet Potatoes With Brown Sugar

I am a firm believer that a few simple, fresh ingredients often make the best dishes and decided to make those sweet potato fries into sweet and salty roasted sweet potatoes for an easy side dish {that you can enjoy all week} or for a Thanksgiving side alternative to sweet potato casserole {that I can’t help but dream about}.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes – Perfect Healthy Alternative

I also happen to think sweet potatoes are pretty. They’re high in fiber and I can get my kids to eat them, so that’s as close as I can get to winning these days! Not to mention they make a great addition to any sweet potato bar!

This is one of those dishes you feel good about serving. So easy and so much flavor. See those pretty little flakes of sea salt? I set my grinder to the largest setting for nice, big, flavorful flakes.

Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar – Picky Eater Approved

I may not love turkey, but I make a meal from appetizers and side dishes and sometimes whipped cream. From the girl who refused all things Thanksgiving as a child, I promise you, these sweet and salty sweet potatoes are picky kid approved.

You can find all of my Thanksgiving recipes here, including my ever popular Firehouse Green Beans! I hope you are enjoying a beautiful fall so far!

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Sweet and Salty Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This Sweet and Salty Roasted Sweet Potatoes recipe makes an easy crowd-pleasing side dish. No one can resist these sweet potatoes with brown sugar.

Course Side Dish

Keyword christmas, easter, easy recipe, easy side, potatoes, sweet potatoes, thanksgiving

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 8

Author Julie Blanner

Ingredients

• 4 large sweet potatoes
• 1 c brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp butter melted
• salt {from a grinder} to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into cubes. 
3. In a large bowl toss in melted butter and 3/4 c brown sugar.
4. Pour into a baking dish or shallow roasting pan.
5. Bake 45 minutes or until tender, stir and garnish remaining brown sugar and sea salt.

Recipe Notes

Adjust sugar & salt to your preference.

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