Ready for a snack attack of roasted sweet potato wedges?
Sweet potatoes are roasted with a simply mix of oil and salt or your choice of spice mixture (recipes included!).
Serve with a spicy dipping sauce for a great snack or side dish.
How to make roasted sweet potato wedges
Featured Ingredients - Roasted Wedges and Aioli
Sweet Potato Wedges:
- Sweet potatoes: Cut into wedges, skins on (for all that fiber and less prep!).
- Oil: Your favorite oil, such as avocado or extra virgin olive.
- Salt and pepper: To taste.
Garlic Aioli:
- Mayonnaise:
- Garlic:
- Lemon:
Featured Ingredients - Spice Mixtures
Smoky Chili:
- ¾ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Masala-Inspired:
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Italian-Style:
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place sweet potato wedges on a greased baking sheet and toss with oil, salt and pepper.
- Choose a spice combination and whisk together in a bowl until combined (optional).
- Add spice mixture to oiled sweet potato wedges and toss to coat.
- Roast 35-40 minutes, until soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- While sweet potatoes roast, whisk together aioli ingredients until combined.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Serve spice-roasted sweet potato wedges with garlic aioli for dipping.
Recipe Substitutions and Alterations
- For the sweet potatoes: Try with white potatoes, such as red skin or Yukon golds.
- For the oil: Use any neutral oil or extra virgin olive oil.
- For the spices and herbs: Use any combination you enjoy.
Nutrition Considerations
- To make these gluten free: This recipe does not contain gluten.
- Be sure all ingredients you choose are gluten free.
- To make these dairy free: This recipe does not contain dairy.
- To make these vegan: The sweet potato recipes do not contian animal products.
- Use vegan mayonnaise in the aioli.
- To make these nut free: This recipe does not contain nuts.
- Be sure all ingredients you choose are nut free.
- To make these egg free: The sweet potato wedges do not contain animal products.
- Use an egg free mayonnaise for the aioli.
Scrumptious sweet potato recipes:
- Maple Sweet Potato Soup
- Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Pie
- Curry Sweet Potato Soup
- Sweet Potato Oatmeal Muffins
- Maple Cinnamon Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Sweet Potato Skin Chips
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
Crispy roasted sweet potato wedges with spice mixture options and a spicy dipping sauce!
- Prep Time: 5-10 mins
- Cook Time: 35-40 mins
- Total Time: 40-50 mins
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Side
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potato Wedges:
- 5 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch wedges
- 2-3 tablespoons oil
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Mexican-Spiced:
- ¾ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Indian-Spiced:
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Italian-Spiced:
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Garlic Aioli:
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Coarse salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place sweet potato wedges on a greased baking sheet and toss with oil, salt and pepper.
- Choose a spice combination and whisk together in a bowl until combined. Add spice mixture to oiled sweet potato wedges and toss to coat.
- Roast 35-40 minutes, until soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- While sweet potatoes roast, whisk together aioli ingredients until combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Serve spice-roasted sweet potato wedges with garlic aioli for dipping.
Notes
Cooking Tip: Grill the sweet potatoes on an outdoor grill heated to medium for 15-20 minutes, flipping once.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ of recipe
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Maha Khan says
Easy and delicious recipe I love your way of ingredients