This 4-Ingredient Candied Sweet Potatoes recipe is the perfect vegetarian-based side dish with a sweet kick!

Do you ever get into a side dish rut?

You’ve been eating the same four side dishes over and over again, and while there’s nothing wrong with that, it can get a little..boring.

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This recipe will help you jazz up your side dishes with dinners OR you can you enjoy it as a light lunch.

The best part is that this recipe just needs four ingredients: a sweet potato, a beet, olive oil, and maple syrup. That’s it!

I’ve always found that beets are a tricky ingredient to cook with and created this recipe with newbie cooks in mind. Even if you aren’t a cook-every-meal kind of chef (and more of a cook once-a-week type), you’ll love how easy it is to whip up this dish.

You’ll start by peeling both the sweet potato and the beet and then cutting them into bite-sized cubes.

Once they’re cut, you’ll want to marinade them in olive oil and syrup. While that oil-syrup combo might sound strange, don’t fret. The oil helps the veggies slide off the baking sheet when ready, and the syrup gives them a delectable flavor.

Once they’re marinated, you’ll place them on the baking sheet and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until they’re soft. You can drizzle them with additional syrup before serving, and then eat up!

While I kept this recipe simple, it also goes great topped with walnuts, cranberries, or pecans (or all three!). Feel free to double or triple the ingredients, depending on how many people you want it to serve.

Erin Druga

4-Ingredient Candied Sweet Potatoes and Beets

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Cook Time:20 mins 20 minutes

Prep Time: 5 mins 5 minutes

4-Ingredient Candied Sweet Potatoes and Beets

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 beet
• 2 T olive oil
• 2 T maple syrup

How To Make It

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Peel and chop both the sweet potato and the beet and then place into a bowl.

3. Drizzle with olive oil and HALF the syrup; stir.

4. Place on a nonstick baking sheet and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until potatoes and beets are soft.

5. Drizzle with the other half of the syrup and any additional toppings before serving.

6. Enjoy!

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