Rossella Rago

Nonna Rosa Carmelo’s Honey Sweet Potatoes

Patate Dolci con Miele

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      50 min

Appears in
Cooking with Nonna: A Year of Italian Holidays
Cooking with Nonna

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

  • About

Every Thanksgiving we must have Zia Rosa’s honey sweet potatoes. In this super-easy recipe, Zia boils sliced sweet potatoes until “al dente,” as she says, and then coats them with a honey and water emulsion before baking them until tender. Simple and delicious.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds (1.3 kg) sweet potatoes (about 3 medium potatoes), unpeeled and scrubbed

Method

  1. In a large stockpot, combine the sweet potatoes and enough cold water to cover completely. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Cook for about 25 minutes, until a fork only pierces the first inch (2.5 cm) or so of the potatoes. Drain and cool.
  2. Once the sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and slice them into ½-inch-thick (13 mm) slices. Transfer the swe