Photo: Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, picked and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes generously with some olive oil, salt, cinnamon and cayenne. Lay the sweet potatoes out on a sheet tray, place them in the oven and roast until they are very soft and mushy, 30 to 35 minutes.
Peel the apples and cut into 1-inch dice. Toss the apples with the lemon juice, some olive oil, salt and the rosemary. Lay them out on a sheet tray and place in the oven during the last 15 minutes of the cooking time for the sweet potatoes. When done, the apples should be soft and cooked through but still hold their shape. Sprinkle the walnuts over the apples during the last 5 minutes in the oven.
Transfer the sweet potatoes to a large bowl and coarsely mash them with a potato masher. Stir in the cooked apples and walnuts. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Serve immediately or keep in a warm oven and serve hot.
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By pauline e.
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on October 28, 2012
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Tasty, without the addition of sugar. Great for a diabetic husband. Did take about 10 min longer for the sweet potatoes, but definitely a keeper.
By flymetothemoon
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on October 06, 2012
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Simple and delicious...
By PonchosMom
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on March 11, 2012
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OMG! Anne!!!! This is the BEST freakin' sweet potato recipe EVER! If I could give it ten stars, I would. I had just come home from the store with a bag of sweet potatoes, wondering what the heck I was going to do with them. Your show was on while I was unpacking the groceries, so it was perfect timing since I had all the other ingredients in the house. They were SO good my husband darn near fell out of chair. (Sweet potatoes are his favorite. I made them again a few days later, even froze the leftovers. I've experimented with adding a little honey or maple syrup, and/or orange zest. I've also tried substituting thyme for rosemary and cayenne. Anyway you make them, this recipe is beyond brilliant! The technique is so clever too; going to experiment with other fruits/potatoes. You're my sweet potato hero Anne! Thank you!
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