Roasted sweet potatoes recipe
These crispy sweet potato cubes are super soft on the inside and have a wonderful, slightly spicy flavor. They make a perfect healthy side dish for your lunch or can be tossed in a salad.
Servings: 8
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil (or butter or oil of your choice)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- seasoning (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 425°F.
- Wash and peel sweet potatoes. Rinse.
- Cut into ½" to 1-inch cubes. Add to a large bowl of water.
- Rinse the cubes and drain the water.
- Add 1¾ tbsp oil, salt, pepper and optional seasonings to the sweet potato.
- Oil a small baking tray with the remaining oil (¼ tbsp).
- Spread the sweet potato cubes onto the tray.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Turn the cubes over.
- Bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven again. Give the cubes another turn.
- Bake for 10 to 15 more minutes or until the sweet potato is soft and cooked all the way through.
- Serve hot or cold
