Melting Sweet Potatoes - The Original Recipe

Published: Nov 21, 2016 · Modified: Oct 17, 2022 by Christina Lane · This post may contain affiliate links · 82 CommentsThe first thing everyone reaches for on my Thanksgiving table is not the turkey or even that green bean side dish. My melting sweet potatoes are everyone's favorite side dish! The potatoes are delicately crisp on the outside and fluffy and velvet-like on the inside. You can serve them with maple pecan sauce, or plain--they're great either way!These oven roasted sweet potatoes are my favorite part of my small Thanksgiving for two menu.The business of making a starch melt in your mouth is actually quite simple. The only technique required is roasting in the oven with butter. A long time ago, we stopped drizzling things with melted butter before roasting in the oven. Also a long time ago, oven fries died.I'm not sure when oil became the only acceptable thing with which to roast, but its heyday has come and gone in my kitchen.I love neutral oils as much as the next chick,...