Sweet Potatoes are one of my most favorite vegetables and especially so when topped with a maple pecan glaze. These Maple Pecan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes are fabulous, easy to make, beautiful to look at, and have the flavors of a truly gourmet dish.
Story Time:
Sweet potato has always been a comfort food for me. After a long day, nothing is better than to eat a warm, slightly sweetened, sweet potato.
I can remember back to when I was in Culinary school in NYC. After a long day of classes, I was usually so exhausted that it felt like an eternity to walk back to my home. What was just a few blocks, seemed like miles, and felt more like I was walking in place with the apartment not getting any closer.
On those days, I would stop at the grocery store across the street from my studio apartment and buy a sweet potato. Then my sweet potato and I would cross the street, wave to the doorman, and ride the elevator up, up, up to the 20th floor.
After washing the sweet potato, it would bake in the oven while I waited, sometimes patiently and other times impatiently:) (You might be surprised how you can talk, cook, eat, and learn about food all day and still be starving by the end of the day:))
The smell of baking sweet potato would make it’s way out of my studio, just about the time when I would pull it from the oven, sprinkle it with a little salt, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Then, a very happy Ani would sit in her tiny little studio apartment in Manhattan, enjoying the comforting taste of a wonderful sweet potato. Life was good.
How I Make Maple Pecan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes:
So today, I am going to show you how I make Maple Pecan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes. These are easy to make, fun, and taste amazing.
One of the neat things about Hasselback potatoes is the effect you get when you slice them before baking. You get crispy edges while still maintaining the soft inside of the potato. A perfect combination if you ask me.
To make the cuts, I use a couple of wooden spoons on both sides of my potato to make sure that my knife does not cut through the sweet potato in the process. See my video for more instruction.
To take this recipe to the next level, I like to pour a maple and pecan glaze over my sweet potatoes. It makes them spectacular.
I hope you enjoy this Maple Pecan Hasselcak Sweet Potato recipe as much as I do! Let your comforting sweet potato moments begin:)
PrintMaple Pecan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes are one of my most favorite vegetables and especially so when topped with a maple pecan glaze. These Maple Pecan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes are fabulous, easy to make, beautiful to look at, and have the flavors of a truly gourmet dish.
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- oil for brushing
- pinch of salt
MAPLE PECAN GLAZE
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup toasted pecans (toast in oven at 400F for 6 min.)
- 1 tablespoon vegan margarine (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425F. Thoroughly wash the sweet potatoes.
Make a series of 1/8-inch slices along each potato, slicing 2/3 of the way through.
Use wooden spoons on each side of the potato to stop the knife, so you do not accidentally cut through.
Place in a greased baking dish.
Brush with oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
Bake for 60 min.
In a saucepan heat the maple syrup (and vegan margarine). Let simmer for about 6-8 min. Add chopped toasted pecans. Let simmer for another minute or so.
Pour glaze over sweet potatoes when they come out of the oven. Serve warm.
