Healthy Hasselback Sweet Potatoes: Roasted sweet potatoes are baked with a fancy streusel of maple, coconut oil and pecans, for an elegant and easy side dish.
Aw, for the love of sweet potatoes.
I am a bit obsessed don't you think? I have sweet potato pancakes, sweet potato chili, sweet potato nachos, sweet potato burritos, sweet potato egg boats, and a sweet potato quiche--just to name a few!
But how can you blame me?
Sweet potatoes can be used in sweet or savory preparations and are full of fiber and vitamin A. Plus they just taste good.
Today, I am sharing with you one of the EASIEST, not to mention tastiest, sweet potato side dish.
Have you seen Hasselback Russet Potatoes?
Sliced potatoes that melted butter, cheese and seasonings are poured over the top and baked into the potato itself?
Well let me introduce you to the Sweet Potato version of Hasselback potatoes.
How to Make Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
- Slice about 10 slits into sweet potatoes ¾ of the way through. Use dowels or wooden spoon handles on either side of your sweet potato so you don't cut through the sweet potato, when cutting the slits.
- Drizzle with melted coconut oil, cinnamon, salt, maple syrup, and chopped pecans.
Tips on Paleo Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
- If you aren't paleo or dairy-free, you can use melted butter instead of melted coconut oil.
- You can also use any nuts you like for these Baked Streusel Topped Sweet Potatoes--I personally like pecans or walnuts.
- I like to use 2 chopsticks or 2 wooden spoons to place on either side of the sweet potato when slicing, to ensure I don't slice all the way through.
- It is best to use a pastry brush to get the glaze inside the slits of the sweet potato.
- It is important to par-bake the sweet potatoes, before slicing. This way the potato will dry out (plus it is easier to slice.)
- You can "par-bake" these sweet potatoes in the instant pot by cooking large sweet potatoes for 10 minutes on High Pressure in the Instant Pot, instead of baking them in the oven.
More Sweet Potato Recipes
- Baked Eggs in Sweet Potatoes
- Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Baked Sweet Potato Nachos with Avocado Cilantro Cream
- Vegan Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes scrubbed
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Roast potatoes for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and slit 8-10 slits across the potato-- ¾ of the way through the flesh of the potato and slightly fan out.
- Mix together spices, syrup and oil and pour over each potato--being sure to get into the slits of the potatoes. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
- Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
Nutrition
Pam
Kristen, I don't eat the skin of sweet potatoes. If I peeled them first, do you think this recipe would work? They sound fabulous!
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Pam! Yes, I would think they would still work out well. I would just suggest placing foil or parchment paper on your baking tray to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the pan as they cook.
Kathy Hughes
I also love sweet potatoes. If you haven’t tried it, lime juice gives an amazing taste on sweet potatoes. Likewise, a Mexican spice blend called Tajin is great sprinkled on them (lime, sweet chili powder ?)
Kristen Chidsey
Oh that is a great idea. I love sweet potato with savory spices.
Dini @ The Flavor Bender
I love sweet potatoes too and to make it this way is genius! 🙂 I can't wait to try it Kristen! Thank you for sharing this with us at #SaucySaturdays!
Trish
I have SO MANY sweet potatoes right now. They CSA bin brings more every week. I love this idea for serving them. It's simple and quick. I was running out of ways to use them up.
Kristen Chidsey
Trish, I am glad I could help you find a way to use up your sweet potatoes. And if you have extra, feel free to send them my way 🙂
Kathryn Doherty
I'm also obsessed with sweet potatoes! Potatoes of any kind, really, but I do really love sweet potatoes. So much flavor! And then you bake them like this, with all that streusel topping goodness? YUM! (Yumming now, too.) Sounds delicious!
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks Kathryn--you will flip for these!!
Charlene Asay
These are calling my name. I love sweet potatoes!
Kristen Chidsey
If you love sweet potatoes Charlene, you will LOVE these!