Honey-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Updated Nov. 14, 2023

- Total Time
- 40 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1½pounds sweet potatoes, carrots or parsnips (or a mix), peeled or unpeeled
- 2firm apples or pears, such as Pink Lady or Bartlett, or a mix
- 2tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Generous pinch of red-pepper flakes or black pepper
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Halve the vegetables lengthwise, then cut each piece lengthwise into ½-inch-thick wedges. If pieces are long, cut crosswise into 4-or-so-inch lengths. Quarter the fruit lengthwise through the stem, then core to remove seeds.
- Step 2
Toss the roots and fruits on a sheet pan with the honey, olive oil and a generous sprinkling of salt. Spread into an even layer and roast until tender and browned in spots, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with red-pepper flakes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Comments
I followed Heather's note and added apples 10 minutes before the sweet potatoes/carrots were finished. And while we love honey, thought I would take advantage of the natural sweetness of carrots/sweet potatoes/apples and did not add honey. It was perfect. Definitely a repeat recipe. Thanks Ali!
I made this but after 20 minutes the apples were mush and the other veggies were charred. It tasted great but really need to watch closely to avoid over cooking.
As others noted, make sure that you use a cooking apple for this recipe. Next time I make it, I will also put foil on the sheet pan. The baked on honey is really tough to clean up.
Made this using white sweet potatoes (not orange yams), multicolored baby carrots, Fuji apples and added half an onion. Delicious. Texture was good- apples cut into eighths kept shape.
I used Cosmic Crisp apples and put them in at the same time as the potatoes. They were slightly browned and still intact and perfect in this recipe.
I’m not too sure what the significance of cutting the sweet potatoes into such odd shapes. I just cut into one inch chunks and went from there. I also added cranberries which was a nice addition.
