Maple Pecan Roasted Sweet Potato Slices

4.90 from 29 votes

Roasted Sweet Potato Slices are the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday meals.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: servings

Calories: 278kcal

2 pounds sweet potatoes scrubbed, peeled if desired and sliced crosswise into ½” rounds
2 tablespoons melted butter
salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tablespoons brown sugar more or less to taste
½ cup chopped pecans OR walnuts

Prep:
Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Get your ingredients ready.
Tip: Make sure to slice the potatoes into ½ inch slices, otherwise the roasting times given in the recipe will be off.
Season sweet potatoes:
Toss the sweet potatoes with melted butter, salt and pepper.
2 pounds sweet potatoes, 2 tablespoons melted butter, salt and pepper
Bake sweet potatoes:
Spread the potatoes in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, until the bottoms are starting to brown.
Add maple syrup mixture:
Combine maple syrup, brown sugar and chopped pecans. Flip the sweet potato slices, then divide maple syrup mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes.
¼ cup maple syrup, 1 tablespoons brown sugar, ½ cup chopped pecans
Finish baking:
Finish baking for 5 minutes, or until syrup is bubbly. Watch closely so they don't burn! Serve immediately.

Customize the sweetness: Skip the brown sugar to make it entirely naturally sweetened - it will be a little less caramelized but still divine
Assembly tip: Try to place the maple syrup mixture into the middle of each sweet potato round so it doesn't run down the side so much; that's how you get the most tasty topping onto every slice.
Spices: For a nice hint of warm spices, try adding your favorite spices - I used cinnamon here, but allspice, a pinch of nutmeg or even pumpkin pie spice are all delicious, too.