Oven-Roasted Spicy-Sweet Sweet Potatoes |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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For those who like their sweet potatoes a little less sweet. Ingredients:
6 sweet potatoes, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into slices 1/2 inch thick |
2 tablespoons melted butter |
1/3 cup liquid honey |
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (i often use lemon juice) |
1 teaspoon chili powder |
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F Line a roasting pan large enough to contain your potato pieces.
2. Mix butter, honey, lime juice, chile powder, cumin and cayenne together.
3. Coat sweet potatoes with butter/honey/spice mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper. Empty into prepared roasting pan.
4. Bake for 25 minutes; give potatoes a stir to redistribute and recoat with liquid.
5. Bake 20 minutes longer, or until potatoes are tender all the way through when pierced with the tip of a knife.
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