Description
Walnut maple roasted sweet potatoes bring warmth and comfort to your dinner table with a simple yet delightful side dish. Crispy edges, sweet maple glaze, and crunchy walnuts create a perfect balance that makes your plate shine.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Supporting Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Seasoning:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
Instructions
- Scrub your sweet potatoes under cool water. Slice them into ½-inch thick rounds, leaving the skin on or peeling as you prefer.
- Pour ⅓ cup melted butter into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle in 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp salt, and ½ tsp black pepper. Toss your sweet potato rounds until each slice is evenly coated.
- Spread your seasoned rounds across a baking tray, ensuring they sit in a single layer without touching. Slide the tray into a 400°F oven for 25-30 minutes, flipping the slices halfway through cooking.
- Create your maple walnut mixture by combining ⅓ cup maple syrup, ⅓ cup chopped walnuts, ½ tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp fresh thyme in a small bowl. Stir until ingredients are well integrated.
- Remove your roasted sweet potatoes from the oven. Carefully spoon about 1 tsp of the maple walnut mixture over each round.
- Return the tray to the 400°F oven for 8-10 additional minutes. Watch for caramelized edges and lightly toasted walnuts.
- For an extra flavor boost, crumble some feta cheese over the finished sweet potatoes just before serving.
Notes
- Give sweet potatoes plenty of space on the baking tray to ensure they roast instead of steam, creating crispy edges.
- Choose fresh, high-quality maple syrup for the most robust flavor in the topping.
- For a vegan version, swap butter with olive oil and replace feta with nutritional yeast or plant-based cheese crumbles.
- Experiment with different nuts like pecans or almonds if walnuts aren’t your favorite, maintaining the same measurement.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 33-40 minutes
- Category: Roasted
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 312 kcal
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 165 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg