Sweet and Spicy Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey

The joy of these sweet and spicy roasted sweet potatoes with honey is unmatched! They are the perfect easy-to-make sweet potato side dish to pair with so many types of meals. Made with pantry-friendly ingredients like sweet potatoes, chili powder, cumin, chili flakes, garlic & onion powder, and finished with generous drizzle of sweet & sticky honey. All it takes to make them is about 30 minutes and a quick blast in a hot oven.

Recipe by Nyssa Tanner on April 17, 2020

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT25M

Total time: PT35M

Rating

5 stars ( reviews)

Keywords

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Ingredients

3 medium or 2 large sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
1 teaspoon chili powder
Pinch of chili flakes (optional)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
About 1 tablespoon honey (many readers have said hot honey works really well!)
Lime
Cilantro
Extra chili flakes
Pumpkin seeds
Pickled red onions

Cuisine

Mexican

Steps

Wash and cut sweet potatoes into equal sized rounds – about 1/2 inch thick. Toss them with the cooking oil, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, kosher salt, and black pepper.
for about 22-26 minutes, until tender all the way through, and caramelized on both sides.
Drizzle the sweet potatoes with about a 1 tablespoon of honey while they are still warm, and add your favorite garnishes. We love cilantro, pickled red onions, lime wedges, and extra chili flakes!

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 3/4 cup
Calories: 170 calories
Carbohydrates: 18.5 g
Protein: 1.3 g
Fat: 10.7 g
Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 346.9 mg
Sugar: 7.1 g

Reviews

Bev on 2023-03-05 (5 stars):
Made these 4/3/2023 and they were delicious I made them to go with some sirloin steaks and had sautéed onion peppers and garlic me n my son really enjoyed them. It was nice just to have something different instead of chips. This recipe is definitely a keeper and will make them again. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Cheryl on 2023-05-22 (5 stars):
Great recipe!
Cary on 2023-07-29 (5 stars):
Hi Nysaa! I just finished making these for our Sunday night dinner. They are insanely delicious. I am going to toast some corn tortillas, add the sweet potatoes and top with a cheese, corn and poblano cheese sauce. I just know my family is going to love them. Thanks, and keep the recipes coming!
melissa on 2025-09-24 (5 stars):
Excellent recipe! This came together super fast and was the perfect way to use up a bunch of white sweet potatoes I had. Replaced the honey with agave to make it vegan. Will definitely be making this recipe many times this fall!
Kay on 2025-11-29 (5 stars):
These came out absolutely incredible! Enough spice to sit pleasantly on the tongue, but contrasted perfectly with the natural sweetness of the potatoes! I made these for my vegetarian mother on Thanksgiving and she couldn't stop fawning over them. I poured hot honey over the potatoes and really enjoyed them like that! I didn't happen to have cumin on hand, but a dash of cajun seasoning really pepped the potatoes :)