Description
This Hasselback Sweet Potatoes recipe delivers beautifully sliced, sweet, and spiced potatoes topped with toasted pecans. The potatoes are thinly sliced and baked with a buttery cinnamon-sugar glaze, making a perfect side dish or a flavorful fall-inspired treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes
- 6 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 ½ lbs. total)
Sauce
- 6 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoons oil (olive or avocado)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup packed brown sugar (or coconut sugar, plus more for topping)
- ¼-½ teaspoon cinnamon (to taste)
Topping
- ½ cup pecans (coarsely chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425°F to prepare for baking the sweet potatoes.
- Prep the Potatoes: Wash, scrub, and dry the sweet potatoes thoroughly. Set two chopsticks parallel on a cutting board and lay one potato between them. Using a sharp knife, slice thin cuts about ⅛-¼ inch apart along the length of the potato, stopping when the knife touches the chopsticks to keep the potato intact at the bottom. Repeat for all potatoes and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Brush with Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together melted butter, oil, salt, brown sugar, and cinnamon to make the glaze. Using a pastry brush, generously brush half of this mixture over all the sliced potatoes, gently spreading apart the slices to coat inside them well.
- Bake Covered: Cover the baking sheet with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes to start softening the potatoes while keeping moisture trapped.
- Bake Uncovered with More Glaze: Remove the foil and brush the remaining glaze over the potatoes. Return the baking sheet to the oven, uncovered, and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender and starting to brown.
- Add Pecans and Toast: Sprinkle the chopped pecans over the potatoes, reduce oven temperature to 375°F, and bake for 5-10 more minutes until the pecans are lightly toasted and fragrant.
- Serve: Optionally sprinkle more sugar and cinnamon on top. Serve the Hasselback Sweet Potatoes immediately for best flavor and texture. Enjoy!
Notes
- Using chopsticks as guides helps to make even thin slices without cutting through the potato completely.
- You can substitute coconut sugar for brown sugar for a slightly different flavor or use vegan butter for a dairy-free version.
- Adjust cinnamon quantity to taste for mild or more pronounced spice.
- For a crunchier top, broil for 1-2 minutes at the end but watch carefully to avoid burning.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated gently in the oven to maintain texture.
