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Maple Bacon Roasted Sweet Potatoes
These roasted sweet potatoes are baked with maple syrup and bacon grease and then mixed with crispy bacon.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
6
Calories:
589
kcal
Author:
Lyuba Brooke
Ingredients
3
lbs
sweet potatoes
1
lb
raw bacon
2
tbsp
Bacon grease from cooking bacon
1/4
cup
maple syrup
Salt
to taste
1/2
tsp
fresh cracked black pepper
more or less to taste
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Bacon:
Preheat the oven to 400°F degrees and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Lay bacon slices side by side in one layer.
Bake for 13-20 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of bacon, until fully cooked.
Take out bacon slices onto a paper towel. SAVE about 2 tbsp. of the bacon grease.
Potatoes:
Set the oven temperature at 425°F.
Peel sweet potatoes and cut them into 1/2 inch cubes. Place cut potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
Add maple syrup, bacon grease that you saved, salt, and fresh cracked black peppercorns.
Mix potatoes very well and spread it onto the same baking sheet where you just made bacon. (You can choose to use a separate baking sheet.)
Bake for 35-45 minutes (depending on how thick you cut the potatoes).
Take out of the oven and place potatoes into a serving bowl.
Dice cooked bacon and mix it in with roasted sweet potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories:
589
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
56
g
|
Protein:
13
g
|
Fat:
35
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
5
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
15
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.1
g
|
Cholesterol:
54
mg
|
Sodium:
633
mg
|
Potassium:
946
mg
|
Fiber:
7
g
|
Sugar:
18
g
|
Vitamin A:
32204
IU
|
Vitamin C:
5
mg
|
Calcium:
87
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg