Spicy-Sweet Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Spicy-Sweet Roasted Sweet Potatoes make a healthy side dish that’s packed full of flavor. They’re coated in a spice mixture that is both sweet and spicy and then roasted in a hot oven until brown and crispy.

I love the sweet taste of sweet potatoes and I love them even more in savory recipes with some spice than in straight up sweet recipes. The flavor contrast is SO good.

This recipe has so many 5-star reviews. Even people who think they don’t like sweet potatoes ebd up loving this recipe.

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1. To make these Roasted Sweet Potatoes peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into small bite-sized pieces. I like them pretty small.
2. Next drizzle them with olive oil and coat them in a spice mixture of chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, black pepper and some brown sugar.
   
3. Transfer them to a baking sheet, spreading them out as much as possible.
   
4. Roast them in a 425 degree oven. Watch them carefully because you want to try to get them nice and browned but they will burn if you cook them too long.
   

   

   How To Serve

   Spicy-Sweet Roasted Sweet Potatoes make a tasty side for chicken, pork, or beef and they also taste great served with over easy eggs for breakfast. Try tossing leftovers in a green salad with some feta cheese. Or mix them with black beans and you have a wonderful filling for vegetarian tacos or quesadillas.

   One commenter recommended using the spicy mixture for this recipe on frozen sweet potato tater tots. I can’t wait to try it!

   Storage

   Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days. Reheat in either a 350 degree oven or an air fryer.

   
   Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.

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   Originally published Dec. 6, 2016.