Easy Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 4 sweet potatoes, washed and scrubbed (skin still on)
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons fresh sage chopped
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Place the first sweet potato on a cutting board and place a chopstick on each side so you do not cut all the way through the sweet potato. Cut down across the width of the sweet potato multiple times, with approximately a 1/2 inch between each cut. Do this for all 4 sweet potatoes, then put on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan.
  3. Salt the sweet potatoes using approximately 1 teaspoon salt overall, being sure to get the insides.
  4. Melt the butter in the microwave or in a pan on the stovetop, then combine the butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, the garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and maple syrup, and mix well.
  5. Brush most of the butter (reserving a couple tablespoons for later) all over the sweet potatoes and in between the slices of each.
  6. Place pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 45 minutes.
  7. Take potatoes out of the oven and brush on the rest of the butter and sprinkle with sage, then place back in the oven for 5 minutes to warm up the sage. Serve and enjoy!