Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

There is nothing better than sweet potatoes for a side. I tend to cook sweet potatoes on the side to many meals in my house. I thought it was time to spice things up… even if that meant just cutting my sweet potatoes a little differently. I absolutely love hasselback potatoes and how easy it is to eat them. On top of that, they look pretty and they look fancy… but wow are these simple!!!

Ingredients:

• 4 medium-large sized sweet potatoes
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 2 teaspoons of minced thyme
• 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of minced parsley
• Pinch of salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Set oven to 450°F.
2. Rinse your sweet potatoes thoroughly.
3. Slice each potato into thin slices. Leave ¼ of the bottom of the potato unsliced.
4. Wrap each potato in a wet paper towel and place potatoes on a microwavable dish. Microwave potatoes on high for 10-20 minutes. (Until soft/ until you can pierce with a fork!)
5. While potatoes are in microwave – Melt butter, thyme, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small saucepan on the stove over low heat.
6. Once potatoes are done cooking in microwave, carefully place potatoes into an ovenproof baking dish. Pour butter mixture evenly over potatoes.
7. Cook potatoes for an additional 10 minutes in the oven for crispy skin.

(If you want the skin to be darker/crispier, broil potatoes on high for about 5-7 minutes!)

8. Take potatoes out of oven and sprinkle with salt, pepper and minced parsley!