Orange-glazed sweet potatoes
Sweet potato slices are first blanched, then coated in a mixture of sugar, butter, and orange juice, and baked until tender and glossy.
This Filipino dish highlights sweet potato, served with a buttery, orange-flavored syrup. The oven-baking process makes it tender and slightly caramelized. A delicious accompaniment for your festive meals.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$11.68 $1.95 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $9.30
- $0.31
- $1.06
- $0.38
- $0.63
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices. ≈ 8 min
- Blanch them in boiling water, then drain them.
- Arrange them in a baking dish. ≈ 3 min
- Prepare a syrup by heating the sugar and water together.
- Add the butter, orange juice, and zest to the syrup. ≈ 3 min
- Pour over the syrup over the sweet potatoes. ≈ 3 min
- Bake in a preheated oven at 165 °C (330 °F) for 20 minutes, or until tender.
- Regularly pour the syrup over the surface during cooking. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Orange-glazed sweet potatoes
- 1 kg of sweet potatoes$9.30
- 400 g of sugar$0.31
- 115 g of butter$1.06
- 120 ml of juice made from 2 oranges$0.38
- Zest of 2 oranges$0.63
Total$11.68
that's $1.95 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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