Roasted White Sweet Potatoes with Honey Cinnamon Glaze

These roasted white sweet potatoes with honey cinnamon glaze are the perfect side dish. Slightly sweet with just the right touch of warm cinnamon flavor. Super easy to make and a great addition to your holiday table. 

I have a confession – I LOVE WHITE SWEET POTATOES!

Don’t get me wrong, I like regular orange sweet potatoes too but white sweet potatoes are so deliciously fantastic!

They aren’t as easy to find as your typical orange sweet potatoes but when I do find them I scoop them all up!

But, don’t worry if you can’t find white sweet potatoes at your store. This recipe works perfectly with normal everyday sweet potatoes. I promise.

The glaze is made out of sweet honey, olive oil, cinnamon (or pumpkin pie spice!), and just a touch of fresh thyme leaves.

This dish is slightly sweet with just the right touch of warm spices.  

Ingredients for roasted sweet potatoes

• White sweet potatoes – I really love white sweet potatoes in this dish but if you can’t find them you can easily subsitute with orange sweet potatoes.
• Honey – Use a delicious local honey if you can find it. I also like to use a lighter honey as it’s not as strong and bitter as dark honey.
• Olive oil – This helps keep the sweet potatoes from sticking while baking while also adding flavor to the potatoes and glaze.
• Fresh thyme leaves – I love the addition of fresh herbs to cut through the sweetness of the honey and cinnamon.
• Cinnamon – This adds a touch of warm flavor. If you want even more warm flavor try using pumpkin pie spice.
• Kosher salt – Just a touch of kosher salt to bring out all the flavors of the ingredients.
• Black pepper – If you want things even spicier try adding a dash of cayenne pepper.

How to roast white sweet potatoes

1. Preheat oven – Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat liner.
2. Prepare veggies – In a large bowl add you chopped sweet potatoes and toss with honey, olive oil, cinnamon, thyme leaves, kosher salt and black pepper. Add to your prepared baking sheet.
3. Roast – Place your sweet potatoes into the preheated oven and roast for 25-30 minutes or until soft.
4. Serve – Serve along side your protein of choice.

What is the difference between white and orange sweet poatoes?

White sweet potatoes are slightly sweeter and less creamy than the traditional orange sweet potato.

They also contain less beta carotene than the orange variety.

Tips for roasting sweet potoates

1. Preheating – Make sure to preheat you oven so the potatoes all cook evenly.
2. Size matters – Try to keep all your sweeet poatoes pieces around the same size so they all roast up perfectly at the same time.
3. Keep it nonstick – Make sure to line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a Silpat liner so your sticky glazed potatoes don’t stick.
4. Gentle roasting – Make sure to gently toss while you’re roasting so no one side gets too brown.

Love these roasted white sweet potatoes?

Try these other delicious sweet potato recipes!  

• Love a simple and filling dinner? Try my Sweet Potato Black Bean Burrito Bowls.
• Need a hearty sweet potato? Try my Chipotle BBQ Pulled Pork Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.
• Craving an easy appetizer? Try my Pesto Hummus Sweet Potato Bites.
• Want something a little sweet and savory? Try my Vanilla Sweet Potato Casserole.