Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
- Maple Spice below
- 1 stick butter melted
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- salt
- 1/2 cups chopped pecans optional
Recipe Description
Savoury hasselback sweet potatoes featuring creamy, buttery insides, crispy skins, and loads of flavour thanks to the maple bacon brown butter. These are simple, stunning and make for the perfect side dish. A delicious addition to any roast or special dinner. These cast iron hasselback sweet potatoes are an attractive fun and delicious way to serve potatoes. They have caramelized and crispy edges and are drizzled with a maple bacon brown butter that you won’t be able to resist. These are so easy to make even though they may look daunting at first glance. But with some careful and patient knife work you can impress your friends and family by making this delicious and beautiful dish.
Recipe Directions
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Preheat a 12 Inch Cast Iron Pan over medium heat for 5 minutes, then cook bacon until done, about 10 minutes. Drain the grease from the pan and set aside.
- Make horizontal slices in the sweet potatoes about ¼ inch apart, being careful not to slice all the way through to the bottom.
- Place potatoes in the cast iron pan, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Add ¼ cup water to the bottom of the pan, and cover. Steam potatoes in covered pan over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make maple spice mixture. Combine melted butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, pecans (optional), cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- After potatoes have finished steaming, remove lid from the pan and bake in oven on middle rack for 35 minutes.
- Remove potatoes from oven and turn it up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon maple spice mixture into each sliver of potatoes, sprinkle with bacon and a pinch of salt, and bake for 15 more minutes.
