For this simple and beautiful dish, sweet potatoes are sliced thin, brushed with butter, and roasted until crisp yet tender. These Crispy Roasted Sweet Potatoes are perfect for a side dish or an appetizer.
When I saw these crispy roasted sweet potatoes in Victoria magazine, I could not wait to make them. Sweet potatoes were on my ‘food-I-hate’ list for a long time. Then at some party, trying not to insult the host who baked them to their crispiness, I took a few bites. Since then I was hooked. Sweet potato fries with sour cream or caramel sauce are my favorite, but I've been known to serve them in a yummy salad as well.
Usually, I roast my sweet potatoes spread on a cookie sheet, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt, pepper, and cumin. Then I roast them crispy, but sometimes they stick to the bottom of the sheet. This method of roasting gets them crispy without all the sticky mess. The only downside is that they take longer.
Victoria magazine subscription was a gift from my sweet bloggy friend Katie. It’s about charming homes and gardens, whimsical decorations and world travel, but they also share a few recipes. This crispy roasted sweet potatoes recipe was in the latest issue. I have a few more marked and set aside to make. If they’re as good as this one, I’m excited to try them.
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How to Make Crispy Roasted Sweet Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch baking pan with two tablespoons melted butter.
- Wash potatoes. Using a mandoline or knife, slice sweet potatoes into thin rounds, about ⅛ -inch thick (microwaving potatoes for 5 minutes makes them more pliable).
- Place slices in prepared pan. Tuck in garlic and thyme among slices. Brush sweet potato slices with remaining two tablespoons melted butter. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Bake until potatoes are tender and crisp, about 1 ¼ hour. Garnish with more thyme.
Serving suggestion: top potatoes with a dollop of sour cream.
Crispy Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter divided
- 3 large sweet potatoes
- 3 cloves garlic smashed
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Fresh thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch baking pan with two tablespoons melted butter.
- Wash potatoes. Using a mandoline or knife, slice sweet potatoes into thin rounds, about ⅛ -inch thick (microwaving potatoes for 5 minutes makes them more pliable). Place slices in prepared pan. Tuck in garlic and thyme among slices. Brush sweet potato slices with remaining two tablespoons melted butter. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Bake until potatoes are tender and crisp, about 1 ¼ hours. Garnish with more thyme.
Notes
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See this recipe featured on Tatertots & Jello, Snapshot and Snippets, The Cottage Market, Simply Sweet Home, Across the Boulevard, Shabby Art Boutique, and Finding Silver Pennies.
Hi Jas,
Just wanted to stop by and let you know that this post was featured in the Create, Bake, Grow & Gather link party Fall Feature magazine at https://issuu.com/shabbyartboutique/docs/create__bake__grow___gather_party_f
I thank you for your contributions to the party.
Hugs, Kerryanne
Thank you so much, Kerryanne for including two of my recipes in your Fall Feature Magazine! What an honor, I am truly humbled! Have a fabulous week! X
I love just about any sweet potato recipe and roasting them in one of my favorite ways to have them. Your recipe looks delicious, Jas. This was our Most Clicked from last week's Snickerdoodle Party. All of the co-host will be featuring at today's party. It will also be featured in our party reminder email. Thanks for sharing with us!
Well, that just made my day, Beverly! Thank you so much for the honor 😀
I'm going to have to try this... it looks delicious!
Try it and let me know how you liked it! 😀
This looks delicious! thank you so much for sharing with us at Whisk It Wednesday link party! Pinned and shared!
Thank you, Carrie! Really appreciate it.
I've always loved sweet potatoes and especially love them as fries. Glad you finally converted! This recipe looks terrific!
Me too, Jelice! Better late than never, lol.
These look delicious Jas I am going to try these as sweet potatoes are being harvested in the garden
Oh wow, you grow your own? How cool! Hope you'll like this method of preparing them.
Yum, these look delicious. What a gorgeous side dish. Pinning.
Thank you much, Lanna!
We love Sweet Potatoes and this will be a great side dish for any occasion. Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Happy you like it! Thanks for visiting!
Im a great seat potato lover. i have tried many recipes of it. your looks delicious, ill definitely try it.
Thank you, Menaka! I hope you'll love these 🙂
oooh I love this- I have some sweet taters in the fridge right now. Feels like dinner!
Great! Hope you liked them 😀
I never thought I like sweet potatoes either, never liked them at Thanksgiving, etc. Now I realize I love sweet potato fries! So I'm dying to try this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing it on Party in Your PJ's. I've pinned and shared!
Sweet potato fries are the best! Thanks for stopping in, Teresa!
Sweet potatoes are my husbands favourite, I'm going to have to try these. They look so delicious
Thank you, Claire! They are so simple to make and tasty!
Sweet potatoes are my favorite and these look so good. Can't wait to try them!
Thanks, I know you'll like these, Cathy!
I love this recipe- so pretty and simplified!
Thanks, Barrie! I think so too 🙂
I've got some sweet potatoes in the pantry. I'm going to try this tomorrow night. Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Hope you like this dish as much as we do!
We made a recipe very similar to this last Thanksgiving, and it was incredible...so pretty and so tasty at the same time! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
And so simple! Can't beat that 😀
These look so good! Thanks so much for joining us at the To Grandma's House We Go link party. Your link has been pinned! Please join us again next Wednesday! Cheers!
Thank you much!
I'll take a sweet potato over a russet any day! These are going to be so good.
They are good and good for you. 🙂
I love sweet potatoes and this sounds delicious and different from my "usual". Thanks! I've printed out your recipe.
Thanks so much for stopping by and pinning! 😀
Great share, thanks!
You're welcome!
This sounds so good and so easy too! Pinned.
It can't get any easier than this 🙂 Thanks for pinning!
Those photos are excellent, and I love sweet potatoes!!
Aw, thank you, Randi! Means a lot 😀
With all the sweet potato we eat, I'll definitely be giving these a try!
Yes! Come back and let me know how you like these, please!
These looks so simple and delicious! Sweet potatoes are a favorite in our house!
They really are simple and delicious. Hope you'll give them a try!!!
Thes look delicious. I love sweet potatoes any way I can get them.
Thanks, Gillian! Hope you'll add this recipe to your rotation 🙂
I LOVE sweet potatoes!! These looks delicious!!!!! <3
Thanks, Katie! I love them when they're crispy 🙂
I have been looking for new sweet potato recipes so I can convince my family that they really do like sweet potatoes. I think this might do the trick.
Ha ha, it took me trying crispy sweet potatoes to convince me I like them too. I wasn't always a fan, just in the last few years if you can believe that. 🙂
Oh they look so good!
Glad you like them, Kat! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
These look modern, fun and delicious. This would be easy enough for an everyday meal. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, Leanna! Yes, these are very easy to make. Thanks for stopping in. Wishing you wonderful holidays ahead!
I saw a butternut squash done like this - hassleback - in a gourmet magazine - Looks delicious Jas! Thanks for sharing on the What's for Dinner Link up! And Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh, I bet that's tasty too! Thank you, Helen, and happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Shared
Thanks for hosting, Theresa! Have a great weekend.
Jas, these sweet potato crisps sound awesome!! I'll definitely have to try making a batch. Thanks for the recipe!
I hope you'll make them, Keri! They are awesome! Thanks for visiting 😀
Thanks for this recipe! I love sweet potatoes and love learning different ways to cook them.
Maria
Maria, thank you so much! Nothing fancy, but sometimes that's the best way to go 🙂
Oh my goodness, those look amazing! I love roasted sweet potatoes, and this recipe definitely looks like one to try! Thanks for linking up to Funtastic Friday!
Hi, Kimm! Thanks for stopping in. These potatoes are pretty awesome if I may say so myself 🙂
Oh this recipe looks so good. I think I will be adding this to the Thanksgiving menu.
I highly recommend it! 😀
Looks so yummy! Your photography is beautiful!
Thank you, Jan! It always makes me happy to hear someone likes my food and photography! Have a blessed evening! 🙂
Jas, those look wonderful! I love sweet potatoes & the taste of garlic. So glad these weren't made sweet with sugar. I like the sound of this recipe.
Thank you, Florence! I do not like my potatoes with sugar either. 🙂 Thanks for stopping in!!!
Looks delicious! I added it to my Food Blogger site on Flipboard. I've found a fellow Hoosier in blogger land!!!
Thank you and hi, fellow Hoosier! So glad you stopped in. I will be "stalking" your blog for sure. Hope you're enjoying this warm Indiana weather 😀
Gorgeous shots! Pinned!
Thank you bunches! 😀
I love sweet potatoes! I usually bake them or make them into french fries. This looks like a great idea - I'll definitely have to give it a try
You won't regret it, Nicole, I promise! 😀 Thanks for stopping in!
You are such a talented cook! I love this recipe, since I love potatoes.
Maria
Aw, thank you, Maria! Hope your weekend is full of
So simple and so yummy! Back in Singapore, the sweet potatoes are dipped in batter and then deep fried (of course right! the best way to eat. :p) much like banana fritters. Yum, yum. Yours is way healthier! LOL
Oh, my! I bet that tastes great but gives you a heart attack, lol. Never heard of deep frying them before... I learn so much from you, Ann! 🙂
Oh, boy! That sounds and looks amazing!!!
Hollie @ http://www.quirkybohemianmama.com/
Thank you, Hollie! Simple yet tasty recipes are the best 🙂
This looks so yummy! I have food allergies, so it will be a great recipe for me to try. Love your blog!
Thank you so much, Mrs. A. I hope this one passes the test 🙂 Have a blessed rest of the week!
These sound amazing!
For years I thought I didn't like sweet potatoes. Turns out I just didn't like that people put sweet things on sweet potatoes.
Yours sound amazing!
I have one potato in the fridge and I'll be trying your recipe tonight!
Thanks!
Michelle
Lol, same here! I hate yams 🙂 Hope you like it this way as much as I do! 😀