Roasted And Spiced Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1/4 teaspoon allspice, ground
3 lbs small sweet potatoes, halved
coarse salt
pepper, freshly ground

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, fennel seeds, and allspice until combined and sugar is dissolved.
In a large bowl, toss potatoes with spiced butter. Season with salt and pepper.
In a baking pan, roast potatoes until tender, about 45 minutes, turning once halfway through.
Transfer to a warmed platter and drizzle with pan juices. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.