Roasted Hot Honey Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
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These hot honey sweet potatoes hit all the right notes: sweet, spicy, creamy, crunchy, and just a little savory. Roasted until golden and caramelized, they’re finished with hot honey, toasted pecans, and fresh thyme for a side dish that’s impossible to resist.
These hot honey sweet potatoes are one of my favorite ways to dress up roasted sweet potatoes. Tender slices with crispy edges are drizzled with spicy hot honey, then finished with crunchy pecans, fresh thyme, and a hint of cinnamon for a side dish that’s packed with flavor and texture.
What I love most about this recipe is the balance of sweet, spicy, savory, and earthy flavors. The natural sweetness of the potatoes pairs perfectly with the heat from the honey, while toasted pecans add crunch and fresh thyme brings a subtle herbal note that ties everything together.
They’re impressive enough for a holiday table but easy enough to make alongside a weeknight dinner. Whether you’re serving them for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a cozy fall meal, they’re the kind of side dish that always seems to disappear first.
Another hot honey recipe I like to serve when entertaining is my hot honey baked brie.
Can I make these in advance? These taste best if cooked fresh. If you’re serving these at a big dinner and want to prep ahead of time, make the honey and prep the sweet potatoes, and have them ready to go on the baking sheet. Just remember not to season them until they are ready to go into the oven – putting the seasonings in a little dish on top of the potatoes will help you remember to season them!
Looking for more ways to use hot honey? Try my Hot Honey Chicken!
Roasted Hot Honey Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb sweet potatoes (peeled and sliced into 1" thick rounds)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup pecans
- ¼ cup hot honey (store-bought or recipe below)
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
The Hot Honey
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Take out your darkest colored baking sheet. (The darker the sheet the more color you'll get on the sweet potatoes.)
- Place the sweet potatoes in the middle of the baking sheet and pour the butter, oil, salt, pepper, and cinnamon over the top. Mix well (hands work best for this job) then spread the sweet potatoes out in a single layer.1 ½ lb sweet potatoes, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Roast the sweet potatoes for 35 minutes, or until they are soft and starting to brown on top. Sprinkle the pecans over the top and return the baking sheet to the oven for 5-7 minutes, until the pecans are golden and smell fragrant.½ cup pecans
- Serve the sweet potatoes drizzled with hot honey and thyme.¼ cup hot honey, 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
Hot Honey
- Mix the honey, chili flakes, and hot sauce in a small pan over medium heat. Heat the honey until it just starts to simmer then remove it from the heat and let it infuse for 5 minutes.¼ cup honey, 1 teaspoon chili flakes, 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- Strain the honey through a fine-mesh sieve.
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Yum! Yum! Yum! Delicious with the broiled walleye.
I’m not a super big sweet potato fan, but this made me a believer.
Perfect on a winter day.
I love that! Horray!
Those were amazing! I need them in my life all the time.
Okay this was absolutely amazing indeed! A fantastic side dish to roast chicken, so creamy and flavourful I didn’t need to add any sauce or mayo to my plate, which is usually a must with rotisserie chicken that is a little dry. This was the perfect side really.
This is such a delicious recipe! The whole family loved it. Perfect addition to our Sunday lunch!