{"id":2812,"date":"2026-03-29T23:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:07:29","slug":"caramelized-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/caramelized-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Caramelized Sweet Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Caramelized Sweet Potatoes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A glossy, caramel-coated sweet potato side dish with the perfect sweet\u2013savory balance. Delicious alongside roasted chicken or grilled meat.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3 large sweet potatoes<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup honey (or maple syrup)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>Optional: a little vanilla or nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>Powdered sugar for garnish (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Prep<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into medium-thick rounds.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Grease a baking dish with butter and arrange the sweet potato slices in a single layer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Make the glaze<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.<\/li>\n<li>Add the brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Stir until the mixture becomes thick, smooth, and glossy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Bake<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Pour the glaze over the sweet potatoes and gently toss to coat.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>35\u201345 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Flip the slices halfway through so they caramelize on both sides.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes\u2014the glaze will thicken into a caramel coating.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serve<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dust lightly with powdered sugar if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caramelized Sweet Potatoes A glossy, caramel-coated sweet potato side dish with the perfect sweet\u2013savory balance. Delicious alongside roasted chicken or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2814,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812\/revisions\/2814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}