In this side dish recipe, sweet potatoes are tossed with maple syrup, butter and lemon juice and roasted to perfection. The scrumptious glaze that forms on these maple-roasted sweet potatoes elevates this otherwise simple dish to something unique.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 10

Course: Side Dish

Recipe Set: EatingWell

Servings: 12 (click to scale)

Ingredients

2-1/2 lb sweet potato peeled
1/3 cup 100% pure maple syrup
2 Tbsp butter melted
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F. Cut the sweet potatoes into 1 1/2 inch pieces.
Arrange sweet potatoes in an even layer in a 9×13-inch glass baking dish. Combine maple syrup, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper in small bowl. Pour the mixture over the sweet potatoes; toss to coat.
Cover and bake the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes. Uncover, stir and cook, stirring every 15 minutes, until tender and starting to brown, 45 to 50 minutes more.