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Sweet Potato Rounds with Goat Cheese

Roasted sweet potato coins topped with whipped goat cheese, pecans, and honey

canapeEasyAmerican
Prep15 minCook25 minTotal40 minServes24Temphot
✓ vegetarian✓ gluten-free
⚠ Contains: 🥛 Dairy, 🥜 Nuts
Recipe
Ingredients
  • 2 largesweet potatoes(about 3 inches diameter)
  • 8 ozgoat cheese(softened)
  • 2 tbspheavy cream
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • 0.5 cuppecans(toasted, chopped)
  • 3 tbsphoney
  • 1 tbspfresh thyme leaves
  • 1 tspkosher salt
  • 0.5 tspblack pepper
Make Ahead

Roast sweet potatoes ahead. Reheat at 350°F for 5 minutes. Top just before serving.

Instructions
  1. 1Preheat oven to 400°F and line baking sheet with parchment
  2. 2Slice sweet potatoes into 1/4-inch rounds
  3. 3Toss rounds with olive oil, salt, and pepper
  4. 4Arrange in single layer on baking sheet
  5. 5Roast 20-25 minutes, flipping halfway, until tender and caramelized
  6. 6Meanwhile, whip goat cheese with cream until light and fluffy
  7. 7Toast pecans in dry skillet until fragrant
  8. 8Top each warm sweet potato round with dollop of whipped goat cheese
  9. 9Sprinkle with pecans and thyme
  10. 10Drizzle with honey and serve warm
Notes
Pro Tips

Choose sweet potatoes with consistent diameter for uniform rounds. Don't crowd the pan or they'll steam instead of caramelize. Whipping the goat cheese makes it easier to dollop and gives it a lighter texture. Warm sweet potatoes help the cheese soften slightly.

History & Origin

Sweet potatoes have been cultivated in the Americas for at least 5,000 years. This modern appetizer treatment plays on the Southern tradition of candied sweet potatoes, replacing marshmallows with sophisticated goat cheese. The combination of sweet potato, honey, and pecans celebrates the autumn harvest.

Cocktail Pairings
Pairs Well With
bourbonryeapple-brandyhard-cider
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