For holiday meals, I tend to peel the sweet potatoes so they will be appealing to as many people as possible, but only you know your audience best, so you get to choose.
Can Sweet Potatoes be Prepared in Advance?
You can cut the sweet potatoes up to 2 days in advance to save yourself some time, but keep them submerged in water when you store them, so they won’t dry out in the fridge.
Glazed Sweet Potato Ingredients
This recipe couldn’t be much easier to prepare. All you need is 5 ingredients to get started!
Sweet potatoes Maple syrup Coconut oil (or butter) Cinnamon Salt
I highly recommend stirring in some crunchy pecans and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice at the end of the cooking cycle, but that’s totally optional. The lemon takes the flavor to the next level!
The optional pecans add a nice crunch to the dish, so it’s almost like you’re eating a sweet potato pecan pie. I hope you’ll try it!
Why You’ll Love It
This side dish is a unique one to bring to a Thanksgiving meal, and I love that you only have 1 dish to clean later! These glazed sweet potatoes are:
super easy to prepare dairy-free gluten-free vegan & Paleo friendly refined sugar-free made in 1 pan and taste unbelievably good!
I hope you’ll love them as much as my family does. Let me know if you give them a try!
This recipe was original posted in November 2013 and has been updated in November 2020, to be more clear, and with an easier ingredient list and method. Here’s the original if you need it: If you try this Glazed Sweet Potato recipe, please leave a comment below letting me know how you like it. And if you make any modifications, I’d love to hear about those, too! We can all benefit from your experience. — Reader Feedback: What’s your favorite way to serve sweet potatoes over the holidays?
