Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 2-3 medium sweet potatoes [around 500 gm]
  • 1.5 teaspoon canola oil
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • pinch of nutmeg powder
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1-1.5 tablespoons maple syrup [adjust to taste (i used 1 tablespoon])
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Line a baking tray with aluminium foil and spray it with a nonstick spray. Set aside.
  • Peel and dice the sweet potatoes into cubes. Transfer to a bowl.
  • Add oil, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, salt and pepper and mix till well combined.
  • Transfer the sweet potatoes to the prepared baking tray.
  • Roast at 400 for 17-20 minutes or till tender. Remove from oven,and set aside.
  • In meanwhile melt butter in a pan. Cook it for around 2 minutes when it starts changing color, at this point add chopped pecans to it.
  • Cook on low heat for additional 1-2 minutes. The butter will give a nutty aroma by now and become brown in color. [Be careful not to burn it]
  • Add maple syrup, cranberries to pan and mix till combined.
  • Pour the prepared mixture over the roasted sweet potatoes and mix till all the potatoes are well coated with the syrup-butter mixture. If you want you can put it back in the oven for additional 2-3 minutes at this point.
  • Serve immediately!