Maple chipotle sweet potatoes

These sweet and savory Maple Chipotle Sweet Potatoes are your next dinner staple! They’re tossed in olive oil and real maple syrup, sprinkled with spices, and baked on high heat until crispy and caramelized.

Do you ever think about how much we rely on the internet and the plethora of information at our fingertips at every moment? I try to go more analog for a day or a weekend but the pull to technology is real! Why am I talking about technology with a sweet potato recipe? Because my go-to ways to cut a sweet potato are in rounds or cubes. Well today I thought wedges would be a fun change up and instead of using my brain to visualize how to cut a sweet potato into wedge shapes, I went straight to Google.

I know most of you will be thinking, “Wait you don’t know how to cut wedges?!” Don’t worry, I do! But they never look as pretty as I want them to. Until today. Thanks, Google! Anyway, now I can spread the knowledge to you because I’m basically a wedge-cutting pro.

Here’s What You Need:

Sweet potatoes
Olive oil
Maple syrup
Seasonings and spices: chipotle chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, oregano, cumin, sea salt and black pepper.
Optional: sprinkling of chili peppers

How to Cut a Sweet Potato Into a Wedge

The moment you’ve all been waiting for!

STEP 1: Cut the ends off your sweet potatoes.

STEP 2: Cut each potato in half widthwise and then lengthwise. Your potato will now be cut into fourths.

STEP 3: Place the cut (flat) edge of the sweet potato on the cutting board and cut in half lengthwise. (You now have 8 pieces from one potato.)

STEP 4: Cut each piece in half one more time lengthwise to make your final wedge! This cut is the trickiest because you are kind of cutting right down the peak of sweet potato flesh and not on a flat service.

The Best Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges

After you cut your sweet potatoes, the hard part is over! Place the chopped sweet potatoes into a large bowl and top with olive oil and maple syrup. Stir to coat.

In a small bowl, combine the spices. Add the spices to the sweet potatoes and mix until well coated.

Place the wedges on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, making sure you don’t overcrowd them. Keeping them spaced out will help them get nice and crispy!

Bake at 425ºF for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip each wedge. Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until they’re crisped to your liking.