Roasted Maple Sweet Potatoes and Apples

 

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Roasting wedges of sweet potatoes and apples on a sheet tray is super easy and yields a delicious side dish great for a holiday celebration or any day

  • 3 each red yams (peeled, cut in half, then in wedges)
  • 1 each carrot (peeled, cut in half then in quarters)
  • 1 each apple (peeled, cored, cut in wedges)
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes (or Korean red pepper flakes)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  1. Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Prepare the vegetables. Toss them in olive oil and seasonings in a bowl. Spread onto sheet pan with parchment paper.

  2. Bake the vegetables for one hour or until they are tender when pierced with a fork.

  3. Sprinkle the maple syrup over the top and toss together. Bake 5 more minutes.

  4. Serve hot.

Side Dish, Vegetables
American, Holiday

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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