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Side dishe for 4

Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

$3.21for 450 minServes 4

Cubed sweet potatoes roast with olive oil, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger until tender and lightly caramelized.

Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

Photo: foodfaithfitness.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Sweet potatoes, 2 lb$1.29/lb typical2 lb$2.58Typical price
Butter, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical0.5 oz$0.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown$3.21

Swaps

  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarOlive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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  • 50 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 4servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianGluten-freeBudgetSide dishesFall

Typical price

$0.80 per serving$3.21 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb sweet potatoes
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 400 F and coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the olive oil.
  2. Peel 2 pounds of sweet potatoes, cut them into 1-inch cubes, and place them in the dish.
  3. Melt the butter, then stir it with the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
  4. Toss the potatoes with the butter mixture and spread them in one layer.
  5. Roast for 35 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until the potatoes are tender and browned.

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