Sweet and savory roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish for your favorite fall and winter dishes.
Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
These quick Roasted Sweet Potatoes make an easy side dish to cook up all season long. They use pantry staples, and most of the cook time is hands-off. This is my favorite way to make sweet potatoes! They have a gorgeous orange color, and a sweet and savory flavor that I love. While they roast in the oven, you can finish up your other dishes. They’re delicious with meat and a veggie, added to grain bowls with a runny egg, roasted veggies, and sauce, or even for breakfast with your favorite eggs. More of my favorite sweet potato recipes are these baked sweet potatoes and these air fryer sweet potato fries!
The Recipe That Made Me Fall In Love With Sweet Potatoes
I never used to love sweet potatoes and I was always surprised because everyone seems to love them. It’s probably because I tend to like savory dishes, which is why I fell in love with these roasted sweet potatoes! The seasoning makes them so delicious, if you are not a sweet potato fan let me know if you try these! A few more reasons to love them:
- Healthy: Sweet potatoes are packed with fiber and protein, making them very filling. They are also high in vitamins like vitamin A, Vitamin C and potassium.
- Easy: Just dice the potatoes, season them, and throw them in the oven–so simple!
- Inexpensive: Made with ingredients that are easy to find in the grocery store.
- Fits many dietary restrictions: gluten-free, dairy-free, high-fiber, Whole30, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers and more
- Versatile: From breakfast to dinner, there are many ways to serve roasted sweet potatoes.
- Naturally sweet! No need to add honey or maple syrup.
What You’ll Need:
Here’ the ingredients to make the best roasted sweet potatoes! See exact measurements in the recipe card below.
- Sweet Potatoes: Peel four medium sweet potatoes.
- Olive Oil to toss the potatoes in, I use extra virgin olive oil. Avocado oil will work too.
- Spices: Garlic powder and sweet paprika for flavor.
- Herbs: Dried rosemary or Italian seasoning add flavor.
- Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste
How to Roast Sweet Potatoes
Here’s the simple recipe, just be sure to cut the potatoes in uniform size pieces so they cook evenly. See printable directions in the recipe card below.
- Prep: Start by preheating the oven to 425°F, and lightly spray a baking sheet with oil. You can also line it with foil to reduce cleanup.
- Next, cut the sweet potatoes into 3/4-inch cubes. It’s best to cut them all the same size so they cook evenly.
- Then, Season the Sweet Potatoes: Toss the potatoes with olive oil, herbs and spices. Spread the mixture in an even layer on the sheet pan.
- How Long to Roast Sweet Potatoes at 425°F: Cook the sweet potatoes for 30 to 35 minutes until fork tender, golden, and browned on the edges. Keep an eye on them to avoid burning.)
Variations
- Potatoes: Substitute Yams or butternut squash for sweet potatoes.
- Seasoning: Add onion powder, cumin, chili powder or make it smokey with smoked paprika. Make it spicy with ground cayenne pepper or chipotle pepper. Make it sweet with cinnamon or pumpkin spice.
- Herbs: Use any mix of dried herbs you have, like oregano, thyme, and parsley. Fresh rosemary would also be good.
What to Serve with Roasted Sweet Potatoes
These healthy oven-roasted sweet potato cubes are a versatile side dish for so many meals:
- Serve with a protein and green veggie: Turkey Meatloaf, Whole Roasted Chicken or Air Fryer Steak with a salad, roasted broccoli or garlic broccolini.
- Sweet Potato Bowl: Make a bowl with roasted sweet potatoes and other vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower, a runny egg, and your favorite sauce.
- Make Grain Bowls: You could add brown rice, quinoa, farro, or your favorite grain plus a protein, like my easy air fryer chicken breast.
- Breakfast: Pair these potatoes with your favorite eggs.
- Salad: Top a fall kale salad with these potatoes, dried fruit, nuts, and cheese.
- Burrito Bowls: Top with black beans, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat them in the air fryer or microwave.
More Sweet Potato Recipes You’ll Love
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes Brulee
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Bowls
- Smashed Sweet Potatoes
- Baked Sweet Potato
Roasted Sweet Potato Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- olive oil spray
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, 7 ounces each, peeled
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, or Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425°F. Lightly spray a sheet pan with oil.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into 3/4-inch inch cubes.
- In a large bowl, toss the sweet potato wedges with olive oil and season with garlic powder, paprika, rosemary and salt and black pepper, to taste.
- Spread out in an even layer on the sheet pan and bake 30 to 35 minutes, tossing every 10-15 minutes until tender, golden and browned on the edges. (Keep an eye on them at about 25 minutes to make sure they don't burn)
Last Step:
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Notes
- Potatoes: Substitute Yams or butternut squash for sweet potatoes.
- Seasoning: Add onion powder, cumin, chili powder or make it smokey with smoked paprika. Make it spicy with ground cayenne pepper or chipotle pepper.
- Herbs: Use any mix of dried herbs you have, like oregano, thyme, and parsley. Fresh rosemary would also be good.
Best sweet potatoes ever! Will be a weekly recipe. My adult sons ate it all!
Perfect! 🙂
This was freaking amazing ! My adult sons ate every single bite ! 10/10. This is my new go to for Mac and cheese. Only change would be slightly less salt otherwise perfect.
Mac and cheese? I think you commented on the wrong recipe.
Made this to put in a bowl with grilled chicken off of my George Foreman and some rice for mine and my husbands lunches.Delicious
Excellent! Really nice flavours.
Made them yesterday! They were really good! Thank you!
Great recipe. So glad I came across this one. I had never cooked sweet potatoes, so I needed some idea of what to do. Followed the recipe and WOW. The rosemary is the way to go. The flavor was so delicious. Recipe saved. This will be a go to side dish.
Very good. I went lighter on the seasoning as this was my first attempt so next time I’ll dose it up a bit but it was easy.
These were so good – crispy on the outside and so soft on the inside. Will definitely make these again and again!
The sweetness of the potato mixed with the savory spices was incredible!!! We truly loved this side dish!
I appreciate the ounces in the ingredients. These sweet potatoes were so good, I love the spice blend. Thank you so much, this will be a keeper!
Quick, easy, and tasty! I use these along with roasted beets on salads. This recipe is perfect for this purpose.
Tried this with just 2 sweet potatoes. I think my nine yo is going to love this. I have a feeling I won’t be left with any for dinner. Definitely going to try with other veggies. Ty.
Delicious and super easy to make. I didn’t have sweet paprika, so I used smoked paprika instead. Everyone loved it!
This was a very tasty side dish for our Honey Pecan crusted Salmon tonight! Even my husband and son enjoyed it. I will definitely make again!
My family loved it. It is now on repeat for us.
Love it! I will share it. Thank you. I love sweet potatoes. This is an excellent side dish!
I decided to cut them into strips to mimic sweet potato fries and 30 minutes was perfect. Great recipe.
I just roasted these for my meal prepping for the week; adding to yummy salads. So flavorful and delicious!!!
Great taste!
I can’t believe my kids are eating these up! Now I am making them all the time- didn’t change a thing, the recipe is perfect. Thanks so much!!!
Very tasty! Made it as a side with beer can chicken and they turned out great!
Can these be prepped ahead and cooked the next day?
Great recipe. Love the seasonings on the sweet potatoes
Thank you!
This was amazing! Incredible pre-workout meal for me.
Delish! Even my picky vegetable eater loved them. Will be making these on a regular basis.
I am so glad!!!
The best roasted sweet potatoes I have ever had!
YAY!!
These are absolutely delicious and an amazing addition to eggs, chicken, vegetarian borritos, rice bowls…I could go on lol Thank you so much for sharing!
They were suuper good but I added waay too much olive oil since I was working with a smaller portion of potatoes, so careful not to repeat my mistake! I also added some onion powder along with the garlic powder and it turned out very well!
We had a few sweet potatoes that needed to used and thought we’d give this recipe a try. They were perfect!!
Really enjoy this dish!
Love these! Thank you for sharing.
So good. Thank you. I will definitely make this again.
This was really delicious, and my husband asked me to make it again!
Easy and tasty
Delicious! Super easy! Love the Skinnytaste recipes!
Tasty. I love sweet potatoes roasted. They hold up well if you have any leftover for the next day.
These were great! Thank you for the sharing this recipe
Super easy and great savory flavors. They were cooked sooner than expected so keep an eye on them towards the end.
Simple – easy – and so yummy. I was cooking another dish at the same time. Started this at the 425 temp the recipe stated (for 15 minutes) but had to drop it down to 400 for the other dish I was cooking. Cooked it another 1/2 hour and they were perfect!
Yum! Super easy and delicious
Delicious
This was an easy recipe to make and the potatoes were delicious! Perfectly seasoned. I will make them often.
Delicious & easy to make! Went perfectly with my pork chops.
So delicious and easy! Another healthy winner!
Gina, you are my “Go To” website for almost every recipe my husband and I regularly make. We thank you for helping us keep a healthy weight! I frequently recommend your recipes to friends.
Thanks Carol!
Delicious, as are all your recipes! I am just wondering why it is 6 WW points? 1 medium sweet potato on the WW app is 2 points and 1 tsp of oil is 1.
if you add the sweet potato by weight it increases, so the question is what are they considering a serving size if you don’t weigh it?
I’m trying to figure out what can be done in my air fryer. Please tell me why you recommend using a different recipe (french fries) for the AF and the oven for this recipe? This looks so delicious and will be made soon!
Yes I am sure it can! I will test soon!
Hi Gina, do you make them in fan-assisted or traditional oven? My potatoes always loose moisture when using fan-assisted heat. Thank you for your great recipes, love them!
I have a wolf, not sure if it has a fan.
So good! I love the seasonings together
Love your recipes!! Have your book and it shoes the uses of it!! Thank you! 😊
I do something similar to this but I use McCormicks Smokehouse Maple seasoning and it’s delicious!