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Slow Cooker Sweet Potaotes
Sweet, buttery, velvety, slow cooker sweet potatoes cooked in a hot honey sauce and topped with crispy bacon pieces and fresh parsley.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 266 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 large slender sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices
- 2-3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water*
- 1 cup honey
- 1 tsp. red pepper chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 6 slices cooked bacon slices, crumbled
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Wash, peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch thick slices.
- Place sweet potato rounds in bottom of slow cooker.
- Whisk together 2 Tbsp. cornstarch and water in a measuring cup. Pour over the sweet potatoes.
- Pour honey, chili flakes, cinnamon, and salt over potatoes. Stir well to coat sweet potatoes.
- Place cubes of butter on top. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours, or high for 3-4 hours, or until potatoes are fork tender.
- About halfway through, stir and access the sauce. If it doesn't look like a thick glaze yet, combine 1 more Tbsp. water and 1 Tbsp. cornstarch together and whisk in to thicken sauce.
- When ready to serve, spoon potatoes onto a plate and drizzle glaze over potatoes. Top with cooked bacon crumbles, fresh parsley, pecans, walnuts, etc.
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Notes
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- Replace water with fresh orange juice for a little more flavor.
- Chili flakes and honey = hot honey magic. If spice isn't your thing, it's OK. Leave the chili flakes out. ?
- Purchase sweet potatoes more on the slender side. This way, the rounds will be small in size, instead of big giant rounds.
- Cut larger sweet potato rounds into half moons if needed and cut 1-inch thick rounds.
- We love these crock pot sweet potatoes with bacon and parsley, but feel free to add candied pecans or walnuts for a nice crunch or a dash of pumpkin pie spice for a festive spin.
- Prep the sweet potatoes in advance: to make this recipe even easier slice the sweet potatoes a day or two ahead. Store them covered in cold water in the refrigerator until ready to place in the slow cooker.
- Make sure the sweet potatoes are actually cooked before removing them from the slow cooker. Poke a fork into the middle or a round, if it goes in easily, they are done!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
266kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
463mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
40g
(80%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 266
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 266kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 463mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.