Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites – Karen Stivali

When I tried this recipe for a party, it was the first platter to be emptied. It combines some of my favorite things (maple syrup, bacon, cinnamon, sweet potatoes) and it's naturally gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free and grain free so it's suitable for people with a wide range of food allergies. Also---YUM. Enjoy!

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Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites with maple drizzle

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes (3/4"-1")

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cayenne (more or less, to taste)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 lb bacon strips, halved

maple syrup, for drizzling or dipping

wooden toothpicks

 

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Melt butter and mix in cinnamon and cayenne.

Toss sweet potatoes in butter mixture.

Dip into brown sugar to give a light coating (press on gently with fingers).

Wrap each cube in bacon and secure with toothpick.

Place on cookie sheet (with rim) or in 9x13 pan. (Or use disposable aluminum pans for quicker clean up.)

Bake until sweet  potato is cooked through and bacon is desired crispness (40-60 minutes depending on size of cubes).

Drizzle with maple syrup and serve warm (with extra maple syrup for dipping, if desired).

Makes roughly 30 bites (you can tweak the amount depending on how many bacon slices you have, etc).

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