These Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Citrus-Maple Glaze are the perfect combination of salty-sweet and sticky. Sweet potatoes sliced into half-moons become slightly caramelized on the outside and creamy on the inside. The potatoes also up your fiber game, which will make your gut very happy. While they’d be fantastic as is, we take the flavor up a notch by drizzling them with a gorgeous citrus-maple glaze and a sprinkling of salt—sweet-and-salty heaven! Keep reading for our expert tips, including how to ensure the sweet potatoes roast to the perfect texture.

Tips from the EatingWell Test Kitchen

These are the key tips we learned while developing and testing this recipe in our Test Kitchen to make sure it works, tastes great and is good for you too! 

• One orange will yield ¼ cup of juice for the recipe and provides all the zest you need for the garnish.
• To achieve nice, crispy potatoes, rotate them between the top and bottom racks while cooking. This will eliminate the need to toss them on the pan.
• The cornstarch slurry in this recipe thickens the glaze quickly without adding extra fats or sugars.
• You can substitute the sweet potatoes with purple sweet potatoes or yams, and this recipe will be just as delicious.

Nutrition Notes

• Sweet potatoes are an immune-boosting, vision-supporting powerhouse. This is largely due to their concentration of vitamins C and A and antioxidants. They’ll also contribute to a healthy gut with their fiber, which will feed your beneficial gut bacteria and help you poop. 
• As sweeteners go, pure maple syrup may be one of the better ones. Besides providing some energy-producing carbs, it also gives you manganese, a trace mineral that activates enzymes that break down the carbohydrates you eat so they can be used for energy.