Bacon Sweet Potato Bites

by lisa | 23 June 2013 09:51

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I went to two different parties over the last few weekends and I brought this to both of them. I always worry about what to bring to parties. I am, after all, the lady who blogs about food so I better bring something that tastes good. I figured I couldn’t go wrong with this. Who doesn’t love bacon and sweet potatoes? They disappeared super quick at the first party, so I figured they were worth making again for the second party.

These are delicious served hot out of the oven, but they also taste great at room temperature.

Ingredients

• 4 sweet potatoes (makes 64 bite sized pieces)
• 1/2 Tablespoon salt
• 4 Tablespoons butter or ghee
• 32 thin slices of bacon, each slice cut in half
• Optional: a drizzle of maple syrup or a teaspoon of chili powder
• Toothpicks

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 175 C (350 F).
2. Peel your sweet potatoes and cut them in half lengthwise.
3. Now cut each half lengthwise again. Now you have 4 quarters (from one potato).
4. Cut each quarter in half and then in half again. Each potato makes 16 bite sized pieces.
5. Melt butter and salt together in a large pot.
6. Add in chili powder, a drizzle of maple syrup or any other spices you like. We did just salt and butter for one batch and salt, butter and chili powder for the next batch.
7. Add the potatoes to the pot and toss to coat the potatoes well.
   

   Tossing in butter and salt

8. Cut each slice of bacon in half.
9. Wrap each butter coated sweet potato in a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
   

   secure with a toothpick

10. Lay your bites on a parchment lined baking sheet.
    

    Ready for the oven

11. Bake for 25 minutes and then turn the bites over.
12. Return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes more.

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