Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples
This cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes and apples recipe is a healthy and easy fall side dish. Made with only 6 nutritious ingredients including pure maple syrup and ground cinnamon, it's a perfect dish to serve on Thanksgiving.
Servings: 8 Servings
Cost: $4
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (4 cups, cut into ½” cubes)
- 2 medium apples (about 2 cups, cut into ½” cubes)
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter (melted & divided)
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Grease a large baking pan, set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir 2 Tablespoons of melted butter and the sweet potatoes together until the potatoes are evenly coated.
- Add sea salt and stir until evenly distributed.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through, until sweet potatoes just barely start to brown.
- While the sweet potatoes are baking: stir the remaining 1 Tablespoon of butter into the apples. Add maple syrup and cinnamon and stir to combine.
- After 20 minutes, or the sweet potatoes have begun to brown, remove the sweet potatoes from oven and add the apple mixture and stir to combine.
- Return to the oven and bake for 15 to 20 more minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Once the sweet potatoes and apples are browned and the maple syrup has caramelized on them remove them from the oven and serve immediately!
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Sweet potatoes. Any variety of sweet potato works well - orange, purple or white. Also, yams are a good choice.
- Apples. I have used many different apple varieties to make this roasted apple sweet potato recipe including: Pink Ladies, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp. Any variety works great in this recipe, however you need to choose what flavor profile you want.
- Salted butter. coconut oil, olive oil, ghee and avocado oil can all be used in place of butter.
- Maple syrup. Honey is a great substitute.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 148.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1.2g | Fat: 5.5g | Saturated Fat: 4.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 171.4mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9.3g | Vitamin A: 13360IU | Vitamin C: 23.3mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.6mg