Baked sweet potato slices topped with cranberry sauce and goat cheese and finished under the broiler just until the cheese is golden brown. Serve with a sprinkle of toasted walnuts and crispy bacon. A great combination of creamy, crunchy, sweet, and salty.
What’s to love about these baked sweet potato slices?
A twist on oven baked sweet potatoes that probably involves ingredients you have on hand during the Fall season and the holidays.
This recipe makes for a fun appetizer, side dish, or even a snack.
The sweet potato slices themselves are super flavorful with just the right amount of savory seasoning to balance the sweetness. The butter adds a rich, nutty flavor and promotes browning.
Topped with whole berry cranberry sauce, goat cheese, toasted walnuts, and a sprinkle of bacon! The flavors just go together!
How to make this recipe.
For this recipe, I prefer thicker, round slices of about 3/4″ to 1″ to hold the luscious toppings.
Usually I would keep the peel on the potatoes, but you want to be able to sink your fork into these and scoop up a bite without having to deal with the peel.
Toss with butter, olive oil, and seasonings and roast on a sheet pan in a single layer.
After about 25 minutes, with a flip in between, take them out and top with cranberry sauce and goat cheese. I suggest whole berry cranberry sauce, preferably home made, but the canned whole berry cranberry sauce works great too.
The sweet potato slices go back in the oven under the broiler to caramelize the cranberry sauce and allow the goat cheese to become golden brown.
Remove from the oven and top with toasted walnuts and chopped bacon.
Do you peel sweet potatoes?
You can eat sweet potato skin. It will save you prep time and there are nutritional benefits to leaving the peel on. For this recipe, I prefer to remove the peel, but you do not have to.
Creating your own version of baked sweet potatoes slices.
This is fun. As far as the cheese, feta, brie, or cheddar would go well with the cranberry sauce.
Instead of walnuts, use pecans, pumpkin seeds, or pistachios.
You can swap out the bacon for crispy prosciutto or pancetta, or even sausage.
Fresh chopped parsley or scallions would add a fresh bite at the very end.
Baked Sweet Potato Slices with Cranberry and Goat Cheese
Perfectly seasoned and baked sweet potato slices with whole berry cranberry sauce, creamy goat cheese, and sprinkles of bacon and walnuts.
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Ingredients
2 l arge sweet potatoes, washed and peeled
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon granulated onion
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
3/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled
- Toppings
1/4 cup toasted walnuts
2-3 slices chopped, cooked bacon
fresh, finely chopped parsley or chopped scallion
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a large sheet pan or two small sheet pans and set aside.
- Slice washed and peeled sweet potatoes into 3/4″-1″ thick rounds. Make sure your slices are the same thickness so they finish cooking at the same time.
- In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, olive oil, granulated onion and garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, and paprika in a bowl. Stir with a whisk or spatula to combine thoroughly.
- Add the sweet potatoes to the bowl with the butter, olive oil and seasoning. Toss with your hands to mix well and coat the sweet potatoes.
- Place seasoned sweet potatoes on the baking sheet in a single layer with space in between slices.
- Bake for 20 minutes and flip over. The underside should have started to brown.
- Bake another 5-10 minutes until sweet potatoes are done. Remove from oven and turn on the broiler.
- Using a spoon, add a dollop of whole berry cranberry sauce to the top of the sweet potato and sprinkle with goat cheese.
- Place the sweet potatoes under the broiler, watching carefully. Once the goat cheese is golden and cranberry sauce is caramelized, remove from broiler.
- Serve with chopped, toasted walnuts, bacon, parsley, or sliced scallions.
Notes
- Refrigerate leftover sweet potatoes in a tightly covered container for up to 4 days.
- Reheat sweet potatoes in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes (preferred) or microwave for 20-45 seconds.
- See recipe post for suggested substitutions. There are so many ways to customize this recipe with your favorite cheese, toppings, or seasonings.
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Looking for more sweet potato recipes?
A few recipes you may want to try.
Easy Baked Delicata Squash. Baked delicata squash rounds, stuffed with sausage, mushrooms, onion and red pepper. Top with fresh cheddar and baked until melted. Done in about 35 minutes! Perfect for Fall week night meals.
Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples. Brussels sprouts roasted with sweet apples and a maple Dijon vinaigrette. Perfectly caramelized and crispy.
Creamy Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sausage. Soft, pillowy gnocchi in a creamy pumpkin sauce with mild Italian sausage, sage, and Pecorino Romano cheese.
