How To Make Roasted Sweet potatoes With Haitian Rhum | Thanksgiving Side Dish | Episode 290

Haitian rhum

🥗Healthier: coconut water

💰Cheaper: white rum

Coconut water offers a non-alcoholic option, while white rum is more widely available.

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🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup is a lower glycemic index option, while sugar is a common substitute.

Melt 4 tablespoons of butter.

Clean the sweet potatoes before cutting them.

Cut the sweet potatoes into even-sized pieces.

Place the cut sweet potatoes in a large bowl.

Pour the melted butter over the sweet potatoes.

Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Add nutmeg to the bowl.

Mix everything together until the sweet potatoes are well coated.

Preheat the oven to 500°F.

Spread the sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet or baking pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the bottom has a nice golden brown color.

While the sweet potatoes are baking, chop 1/2 cup of pecans.

In a bowl, combine the chopped pecans with 1/2 cup of maple syrup and mix.

Add 1 tablespoon of Haitian rum to the pecan and syrup mixture and mix well.

Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and flip them over to check for doneness.

Pour the pecan mixture over the sweet potatoes, ensuring to cover each piece.

Return the sweet potatoes to the oven and bake for another 8 to 10 minutes until the rum is cooked off and the sugar caramelizes.

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