Fall’s bounty of flavors and colors shine brightly in this delicious and easy dish of Sweet Savory Roasted Sweet Potatoes Brussels Sprouts with Apples.
Brussels Sprouts are some of my favorite vegetables, and when they come back in season during late summer and into fall I’m always looking for new ways, and new recipes, to use them in. This recipe is pretty much a no-brainer in that everything is roasted together on baking sheets, including the bacon.
As a special tip to get out of the kitchen fast, I like to line my baking sheets with foil. When dinner is over, and it’s time for clean-up, it’s as easy as removing the foil, balling it up, and tossing it away.
Another tip for making sure all the ingredients in this dish cook in same amount of time (so your potatoes aren’t still hard while your apples are shriveled and dry), is to cut all the ingredients approximately the same size as all the others. I like to halve the Brussels sprouts and cut the sweet potatoes, apple, red onion and bacon in approximately 1″ – 1½” pieces.
Also, keep in mind that as the ingredients roast, they will shrink in volume. You’ll start with two large baking sheets full of raw ingredients, and after completion you’ll end up with approximately (in volume) one full baking sheet full of tender, delicious roasted vegetables.
SWEET AND SAVORY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES, BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND APPLES
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Yield: 6-8 cups Prep Time: 15 minutes Roast Time: 30 minutes
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1″ chunks
1 pound fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half
2 apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1″ chunks
¼ pound thick sliced bacon, cut into 1″ pieces
1 medium red onion, chopped into 1″ pieces
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar, divided
2 baking sheets
aluminum foil
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line two baking sheets with foil and set aside.
-Place the cut sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, apples, onions and bacon in a large bowl. Add the olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir well to combine and coat all the ingredients with oil (clean hands work best for this task).
-Pour divide the ingredients equally between the two baking sheets.
-Roast in a preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the sheets from the oven, stir gently the vegetables, and sprinkle brown sugar lightly over the ingredients on each baking sheet. Return the baking sheets to the oven and continue roasting for an additional 10 minutes.
-Remove. Cool slightly. Spoon into a bowl and serve hot.
Roasted, caramelized, and utterly delicious. To me, the colors look just like a big pile of autumn leaves that you just want to jump right into. Join me? LOL!
Speaking of autumn leaves, every year I celebrate the fall season with a few of my favorite glassware designs. I hope you’ll enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy bringing them to you.
If there is ever anything I can paint for you, from glassware, to aprons, to tea towels, please don’t hesitate to contact me or visit my shop on Etsy. Custom orders are always welcomed and always encouraged.
Until we eat again, I hope you have a delicious day!
This is pretty much the perfect dish for fall!
I'm so ready for fall and this dish is making me want it to get here even faster.
Roasting is by far the way I love to make veggies…so easy and love the deep caramel flavor…and the smell! Love this combo!
Love the mix of veggies and apples. It sounds like a perfect Thanksgiving side dish too.
I adore Brussels sprouts – as well as apples and sweet potatoes! This will definitely be on my must-make list this fall!
This is just perfect! And I bet it smells amazing too!
Sweet potatoes and apples are two of the best fall flavors! As always, love your painted glasses and bowl. That mug is so adorable!
This side dish makes me so happy. Love everything in there.
Lovely, hearty, simple side= best kind in my book!
These are some of my favorite foods all together!