These Baked Spiced Sweet Potatoes are a great side dish that can go with just about anything. Once the potatoes are in the oven it’s mostly hands off so you can finish dinner on the stove top or have it ready to go in an instant pot or slow cooker. These sweet potatoes are super kid friendly and they are loaded with vitamin A and a good source of fiber. Take a deep dive into all the benefits of sweet potatoes.
Featured Ingredients
Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are considered one of nature’s unsurpassed sources of β-carotene. β-carotene can be converted into vitamin A by our body and is a strong immune enhancer that neutralizes free radicals and reduces the risk of some cancers and cardiovascular disease.
Olive oil is consistently linked with health benefits, including reducing cardiovascular disease risk (both heart disease and stroke), Alzheimer’s risk, and cancer risk, improving blood sugar regulation and insulin sensitivity, reducing likelihood of weight gain (and maybe even aid in weight loss), reducing joint pain and swelling in rheumatoid arthritis, and generally reduce markers of inflammation.
Baked Spiced Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Peel 4 medium sweet potatoes (sometimes mislabeled as yams), anc cut into ½” thick circles (or semi-circles, if big around) Optional: if using young tender sweet potatoes, just give them a wash and leave the skin on.
- Place sweet potatoes in a big bowl. Toss with olive oil and nutmeg until evenly coated.
- Arrange slices in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with tin foil or a silicone liner.
- Bake for 25 minutes, then remove from oven and turn each slice over.
- Bake another 15 minutes and serve immediately.
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