Description
Apple Spiced Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a cozy, fall-inspired dish featuring roasted sweet potatoes filled with maple-glazed spiced apples, topped with crunchy pecans and chewy cranberries. Perfect as a holiday side or a vegetarian main.
Ingredients
4 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 lbs)
2 tablespoons butter (or vegan butter)
2 apples (such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith), peeled and diced
1 tablespoon maple syrup (or honey)
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup chopped pecans (optional)
2 tablespoons dried cranberries (optional)
Plain Greek yogurt or whipped cream for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork. Place them on a baking sheet and roast for 45–55 minutes until very tender.
- While the sweet potatoes roast, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the diced apples and cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
- Stir in the maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Cook for another 2 minutes until the apples are well coated and fragrant.
- Once the sweet potatoes are done and slightly cooled, slice each one down the center and fluff the flesh with a fork to create space for the filling.
- Spoon the warm apple mixture into each sweet potato. Top with chopped pecans and dried cranberries, if using.
- Serve warm with a dollop of Greek yogurt or whipped cream, if desired.
Notes
To make it vegan, use plant-based butter and yogurt or skip the topping.
Swap apples for pears for a different flavor.
Toast the pecans for extra crunch.
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat in the oven at 350°F for 15–20 minutes or microwave for 1–2 minutes.
Make ahead by preparing sweet potatoes and filling separately, then assemble before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
