Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Chef Braz
8
10 minutes
35 minutes
Southern
Holiday Cooking
These Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes are a cozy, flavor-packed twist on a Southern classic. The secret ingredient? Our Gingerbread Cookie Sweet Seasoning, which adds warm notes of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice that perfectly complement the bright citrus glaze. Tossed in fresh orange juice and roasted until caramelized, these sweet potatoes strike the perfect balance between zesty and sweet — an easy holiday or weeknight side that steals the show.
Ingredients
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2-3 lbs sweet potatoes (~2 jumbo sweet potatoes), large diced
2T olive oil or butter
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¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup orange juice
1 tsp honey
1-2 sprigs of thyme
zest of 1 lemon
Directions
Peel rinse and dry sweet potatoes. Chop into large dices. Drizzle with 2T olive oil or melted butter. Seasoning with 1T Gingerbread Cookies Seasoning.
Roast sweet potatoes at 425 degrees for 30 mins, turning halfway through.
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Combine 1c orange juice, 1/4c brown sugar, 2tsp honey, 1 tsp gingerbread cookies seasoning, and 1 thyme sprig in a pot. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat to simmer for 6 mins Whisk as needed.
Remove glaze from heat. Finish with a pinch of sea salt and the zest of 1 lemon. Remove thyme sprig.
- Drizzle glaze over sweet potatoes and cook additional 5-10 mins if needed.