Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Name: Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients: 2/3 cup roughly chopped pecans; 3 lbs sweet potatoes cut in large dice; Salt and pepper; 2 tbsp veg. Oil; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp maple syrup; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2/3 cup roughly chopped pecans
3 lbs sweet potatoes cut in large dice
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp veg. Oil
4 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Directions

1

Heat oven to 450
2

While oven heats, place pecans on baking sheet to toast until they smell nutty and are slightly darker about 5 min.
3

Remove and set aside
4

Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet drizzle with oil. Season well with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Roast until golden brown about 40-45 min.
5

Meanwhile melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. When it foams, stir in syrup and cayenne and let cook briefly about 1 min. Serve potatoes with a drizzle of syrup and scattering of pecans