Coconut Oil Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe (2024)

This is awesome with garam masala instead of the brown sugar, etc. It's in our regular rotation.

Why on earth would you peel the sweet potatoes? The peel is delicious and full of nutrients. Silly.

Easy and delish. But I was skeptical about a 1-hour cooking time for 1/2 inch chunks, and I'm glad I tested them at 35 minutes...done! The quicker cooking time is a plus, if you know to plan for it.

Listen: The cooking instructions AREN'T wrong. The potatoes are soft after a half hour or so, but then the crusts harden in the second half hour, giving them the delicious texture that makes the dish unique. After making it a few times, I will change the spices slightly because I happen to like a little heat to balance the sweetness of the potato (pimenton, for example, instead of nutmeg). But the technique is superb!

Did this with less sugar, no nutmeg but cayenne pepper and chili flakes because I wanted to tone down the sweetish flavor.

Very tasty. Did not peel and did not use brown sugar. In a 350 oven, mine were crunchy, not "soft and caramelized" after the shorter 35-45 min. cooking times that several commenters have recommended. Also, we had expected the Garam Masala to be a great spice addition, but I didn't even get a hint of coconut with the GM added. Hmmm. Maybe I should go back to trying a recipe once before messing with it? :D

If not organic, the peels may have toxic pesticides.

Heat oil in microwave and save cleaning a pan. Easy may use roasted potatoes with carrots in casserole, or sweet potato pie.

Instead of sugar used cinnamon... I did its yummy...

I substituted garam masala for the nutmeg. Family said it tasted “like Christmas “ Halved the sugar and it was perfect.

I added a mix of Honey Crisp apples and Gayla apples and it, which need to used up as they were sitting in the frig, not getting eaten. Really brought additional flavor to it, which my family loved! Especially my 13 months old.

These are nice and creamy with a bit of a crunch. Very appealing texture and taste. Mine were done at 45 minutes.

This also works well with winter squash, butternut, kabocha, delicata, etc. Just adjust the roasting time as needed. Delicious.

Came out delicious!! Next time I will mix the spices and sugar in with the coconut oil as it melts in the pan. Also, I lined the rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper which made it easy to toss them mid-baking. Left these out on the counter and fam snacked on them all day.

No sugar is needed. If you allow these to caramelize they are outrageous. My mother thought they were candy. Have fun.

I took Andy's recommendation of just doing salt, pepper, and garam masala. It's phenomenal. This will definitely be something I cook more frequently.

Reduced the sugar by about half and added 1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika. It was delicious!

makes sweet potatoes what they should be!

I’m really surprised this is a 5 star recipe. It’s thoroughly fine, but if you’ve ever roasted sweet potatoes before, this recipe really doesn’t improve upon the basic method at all. Additionally, I found the coconut oil way too overpowering. It was very coconut forward, with the sweet potato lost in the shuffle. While it wasn’t terrible, I would not make this again.

They didn’t really crisp up for me even after an hour. Next time I will go for more time. I was worried it would be too sweet but was just perfect.

Seriously. Leave them in the oven for the specified hour, even though they'll be "done" sooner. Trust the recipe. They'll be crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Delicious. And simple. (I skipped the brown sugar.)

I didn’t have any brown sugar so I used a spoonful of maple syrup and it was perfect! Not too sweet or oily

Doubled potatoes, used 2 Tbsp coconut oil, 2 sheets, 45 min, finished under broiler 4 minutes.

The sweet potatoes, especially after they are roasted and caramelized, are very sweet. No need for sugar. I followed the advice of another commenter and used garam masala instead of nutmeg. Delicious.

This was so good! I grilled them on parchment and the half sheet. And I cut them like French fries, keeping them 1/2" x 1/2" so they'd cook.

Love this recipe! I subbed the refined sugar for coconut sugar and threw the potatoes in the air fryer for 35 minutes. Came out delicious!

I tried this recipe. I mistakenly added cloves instead of nutmeg. They were still so good! Thanks for sharing this awesome reicpe.

I like using coconut oil often, and I am an instant fan of this recipe. It is now a new weapon in my meal prep arsenal.