Vegan Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze

These are a fast and delicious alternative to the more labor intensive mashed sweet potatoes that often appear on holiday menus. This vegan sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze recipe only takes about 10 minutes to prepare and they taste amazing!

Sweet potatoes may be a super food, but each serving of this decadent recipe packs more than 260 calories. It’s certainly not an everyday side dish, especially if you’re trying to lose weight, but it’s great for a special holiday treat or if you just need a little comfort food.

Enjoy these vegan sweet potatoes with our Vegan Wellington, a Gardein Holiday Roast or your other favorite holiday vegan recipes.

If you make this recipe, please let us know your thoughts in the comments below. And please share with your friends to help spread the word about healthy plant based eating.

Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze

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This recipe for vegan sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze is the perfect side dish for your holiday meals. It's dessert-like and delicious.

• CourseSide Dish
• CuisineAmerican, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, Oil Free, Soy Free, Vegan
• MealDinner, Lunch

Servings	Prep Time
8 servings	10 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Servings Prep Time 8 servings 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze Votes: 1 Rating: 5 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe This recipe for vegan sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze is the perfect side dish for your holiday meals. It's dessert-like and delicious. CourseSide Dish CuisineAmerican, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, Oil Free, Soy Free, Vegan MealDinner, Lunch Servings Prep Time 8 servings 10 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes Servings Prep Time 8 servings 10 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Ingredients

• 2 lbs sweet potatoes peeled
• 5 tbsp vegetable broth
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Maple Pecan Glaze Ingredients

• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup pecans roasted, chopped

Servings: servings

Instructions

Let's Cook the Sweet Potatoes

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Wash, peel and slice the sweet potatoes into 1 inch thick slices.
3. Spread the sweet potato slices on a parchment lined baking sheet. Not touching.
4. Drizzle the vegetable broth over the sweet potatoes.
5. Sprinkle the salt and brown sugar over the sweet potatoes.
6. Bake for 20 minutes.
7. Using tongs, flip the slices over and bake for another 20 minutes or until the potatoes are lightly browned and soft in the middle.

Let's Cook the Maple Pecan Glaze

1. Chop the pecans into small pieces.
2. Spread pecans on a baking sheet.
3. When the sweet potatoes have about 15 minutes left, put the baking sheet in the oven on the bottom rack and roast for 5 to 8 minutes until toasted.
4. Add the maple syrup to a small saucepan.
5. When the pecans are about ready, bring the maple syrup to a boil.
6. Add the pecans to the maple syrup and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
7. To serve, dish the sweet potatoes onto a plate and drizzle with the maple pecan glaze.

   

Recipe Notes

Serving size is about 1 cup.

Inspired by Kelley Williamson at PlantBasedKitchen-Recipes.com.