Honey Garlic Sweet Potatoes

These Honey Garlic Sweet Potatoes are slightly sweet, garlicky, and crispy. 

These honey garlic sweet potatoes are swoon-worthy. The combination of the garlic and honey, plus a bit of cayenne, will have everyone going back for second helpings. 

Depending upon from where you are, the sweet potato holiday side dish can kind of be an after thought. These sweet potatoes will be the star of your show. 

Being from the west coast, we never really had sweet potatoes for holidays, especially sweet potato casserole. Since then, I've become a convert to the deliciousness of sweet potatoes, especially for sweet potato tarts, cookies, bread, and muffins. 

I've also incorporated sweet potatoes into soup, macaroni and cheese, and even in a savory casserole. 

With all that praise for sweet potatoes, these honey garlic sweet potatoes are extra special. 

Ingredients:

Sweet Potatoes: You can use either red or white sweet potatoes. 

For the Sauce: Chicken broth, honey, cornstarch, salt, and cayenne pepper. You can substitute Better Than Bouillon chicken base plus water for the broth. 

For Baking and Topping: Butter, smashed garlic, black pepper, and fresh thyme. 

Procedure: 

First, peel and slice the sweet potatoes into one-inch thick slices. Then toss the sweet potatoes in melted butter, black pepper, and some salt, and then arrange them in a metal baking pan in a single layer. 

Bake the sweet potatoes for about 30 minutes at 450 degrees F. 

Next, whisk together the broth, honey, salt, cayenne, and corn starch and smash 3 garlic cloves. After the sweet potatoes have baked for 30 minutes, remove them from the oven, flip them over in the pan, add the smashed garlic, and drizzle the broth mixture in between the potato slices, and return the pan to the oven. 

Finally, continue baking the slices for another 15 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.

To serve the sweet potatoes, place them on a serving platter and drizzle with the sauce in the pan. You can strain the smashed garlic through a sieve to get every last drop of the amazing sauce. 

Serve sprinkled with thyme leaves. 

This recipe serves 4, but can easily be doubled. Just use a 9 inch by 13 inch pan. 

Note: Definitely use a metal pan. A glass or ceramic pan could crack when adding the sauce to the hot pan. 

Holiday Side Dish Week:

Welcome to this year's Holiday Side Dish Week, hosted by Heather of Hezzi D's Recipe Box. Every year, we've been sharing recipes for holiday side dishes, just in time for holiday season.

Quick and Easy Green Bean Skillet by Hezzi-D's Recipe Box

Creamy Broccoli Salad byA Kitchen Hoor's Adventures

Cider Glazed Carrots by Jolene's Recipe Journal

Slow Cooker Cheesy Green Bean Casserole by Blogghetti

Molasses Cornbread by Shockingly Delicious

Honey Garlic Sweet Potatoes by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes by A Day in the Life on the Farm

Harvest Succotash by The Spiffy Cookie

Pork Tenderlion Steak In Goan Masala by Sneha's Recipe

Honey Garlic Sweet Potatoes

Yield: 4 Servings

Author: Karen Kerr

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

These Honey Garlic Sweet Potatoes are slightly sweet, garlicky, and crispy.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoons table salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, about 2 inches wide, peeled and ends trimmed, cut into 1 inch thick slices
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves

Instructions

1. Place an oven rack on the upper middle position in your oven and heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2. In a 2-cup measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the broth, honey, cornstarch, the salt, and cayenne. Set aside.
3. Toss the potatoes with the melted butter and pepper. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer in a 9 inch by 9 inch square metal cake pan.
4. Roast for 30 for 35 minutes, until tender. Remove from the oven and flip the potatoes over to the other side. Sprinkle the smashed garlic in between the potato slices and drizzle the broth and honey mixture in between the potato slices.
5. Return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
6. Place the sweet potatoes on a serving platter and pour the sauce over the potatoes, straining out the smashed garlic. Sprinkle with the thyme leaves and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

246

Fat (grams)

9 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

5 g

Carbs (grams)

40 g

Fiber (grams)

5 g

Net carbs

35 g

Sugar (grams)

12 g

Protein (grams)

3 g

Cholesterol (grams)

23 mg

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Recipe adapted from Cook's Country, October/November/2024. If you love cooking and love recipe magazines, it is worth every penny.