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Honey-glazed sweet potatoes

February 20, 2020
Recipe

Forget canned sweet potatoes. You get more taste and fewer calories by starting with fresh sweet potatoes.

Serves 8

Instead of canned sweet potatoes and marshmallows, this recipe uses fresh sweet potatoes, brown sugar and honey.


Heat the oven to 375 F. Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

To make the sauce, in a small bowl add the water, brown sugar, honey and olive oil. Whisk until smooth.

Place a single layer of sweet potatoes in the baking dish. Pour the sauce over the sweet potatoes. Turn to coat them.

Cover and bake until tender, about 45 minutes. Turn the sweet potatoes once or twice to continue coating them. When tender, remove the cover and continue to bake until the glaze is set, about 15 minutes.

Transfer to a serving dish and top with pepper or chopped herb of choice. Serve immediately.


  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 4 large), peeled and cut into wedges
  • Cracked black pepper or chopped herb of choice (rosemary, sage or thyme), to taste

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans 1/2 Sweets 2 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables 2 Starches 1/2 Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

2 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits Protein and dairy 1/2 Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 150 Calories 31 g Total carbohydrate 0 mg Cholesterol 3 mg Dietary fiber 1 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 2 g Protein < 1 g Saturated fat About 2/3 cup Serving size 62 mg Sodium 2 g Total fat

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