Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes. Wrap each sweet potato cube with a bacon slice, holding in place with a toothpick. Place on the prepared baking sheet, toothpicks facing up. Combine the olive oil, melted butter, cinnamon and pepper, stirring until well mixed.
Serve with BBQ sauce and/or ranch. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them lengthwise into quarters. Then cut each quarter in half, and then half again. You can have Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes using 4 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes
- It’s 2 of sweet potatoes.
- Prepare 6 slices of bacon.
- Prepare 2 t of maple syrup.
- You need 1 of recipe "Orange-Honey Butter" (see my recipes).
Wrap each sweet potato bite with a half slice of bacon, and use a toothpick to hold the. Cut bacon in half crosswise, then in half length-wise. Wrap each piece of sweet potato with a piece of bacon Place sweet potatoes on foil lined baking sheet. Remove from oven and flip potato pieces over.
Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes step by step
- Wash potatoes under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels..
- Wrap each potato with 3 slices of bacon. Do not leave any part of the potato exposed except the very ends..
- Wrap in foil. Pierce a few times with a paring knife. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes..
- Unwrap potatoes. Continue baking approximately 6-10 minutes on each side or until bacon on both sides are caramelized and potatoes are tender..
- Pour 1 t of maple over each potato during the last minute of baking..
- Serve with "Orange-Honey Butter" (see my recipes).
- Variations; Applewood bacon, brown sugar, allspice, clove, ginger, orange peel, bourbon, rum, brandy, beer, pecans, walnuts, sesame oil or seeds, sour cream, chives,.
Wrap sweet potato slices in bacon for a crispy, savory snack! If you want to find more ways to incorporate bacon into your life, whip up these bacon-wrapped sweet potato fries! Start by peeling two sweet potatoes, then cut them lengthwise into even-sized "fries" about ½-inch wide. Bacon-wrapped sweet potato wedges are a perfect paleo appetizer to serve on any occasion and will satisfy most savory cravings. Additionally, sweet potatoes will not raise blood sugar levels and will fit any low-carb diet plan.