Caribbean Spiced Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I love this holiday...all the amazing food!  Not to mention the chance to really thing about everything that we are thankful for.  I can't believe how blessed we are.  We have so much excess stuff, great health, an unstressed bank account, amazing friends, the best family, and an amazing God that has blessed us with this all.  We are so thankful.  Anyways, back to food... I thought in honor of Thanksgiving, I would share my very favorite sweet potato recipe!  I just love these.  The best part is, they are eons healthier than the traditional sweet potatoes loaded with marshmallows and brown sugar. For a more traditional taste, you can eliminate all the spices but the sugar, salt, and pepper.  Hope you enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Caribbean Spiced Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

3 Medium Sweet Potatoes

1 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil

2 tsp. Sugar

½ tsp Salt

¼ tsp. Pepper

¾ tsp. Ground Allspice

¾ tsp. Dried Thyme

½ tsp Garlic Powder

¼ tsp Cinnamon

1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Directions:


Preheat oven to 325. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into rounds approx. ½ inch thick. Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet. Place potato rounds onto wire rack and bake for 30 minutes. (See Above)Remove from oven and increase temperature to 475. Remove potatoes and cooling rack from baking sheet and place baking sheet in oven. After allowing potatoes to rest for 10 minutes, then toss potatoes in oil.

Mix spices together and sprinkle over potatoes. Remove baking sheet and put potatoes on it. Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes, flipping potatoes once at 8 minutes. Let cool and enjoy!