Baked sweet potatoes, coated in honey.
Discover this traditional Mexican recipe for sweet potatoes coated in honey and baked, resulting in a subtle caramel flavor.
This is a simple yet delicious dish, perfect for family meals or celebrations. The sweet potato is coated in honey and slow-cooked in the oven, creating a pronounced caramel flavor and a crispy exterior with a tender interior.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time45 min
- Resting10 min
- Total1 hr 10 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Cooking methodfour
Ingredients
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- $2.79
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Peel the sweet potato and cut it into thick slices. ≈ 8 min
- Arrange the sweet potato slices in a baking dish. ≈ 3 min
- Place the piloncillo cone in the center of the sweet potato slices. ≈ 3 min
- Add the cinnamon sticks and pour the water over the sweet potato. ≈ 3 min
- Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes, basting the sweet potatoes with the sweet cooking liquid as needed.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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