Roasted sweet potato cubes are a healthy, easy, and quick way to make sweet potatoes in the oven!  This baked sweet potatoes recipe makes perfectly crispy cubes every time and is a gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, and Whole30 side dish.

Sweet potatoes are one of the most requested side dishes in our house, especially when they are made into a Sweet Potato Hash, Instant Pot Sweet Potato, or Skillet Brussel Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes!

Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes + Concoction Cooking

When my husband and I were first dating I remember him making the most wonderful “concoction” dinner ever… including INCREDIBLE roasted sweet potato cubes!

A few years ago I was the type who would look at a recipe and then write every single ingredient on my shopping list so I was sure to have it on hand when it was time to cook.

Cohl, however, taught me that it is OK to tweak a recipe a bit, or not follow one at all!

Our dinner together was kind of a last minute decision so he didn’t exactly have time to prepare.  Once he found what he was looking for he moved effortlessly throughout the kitchen.

He started chopping up a bunch of bell peppers, onions, and sweet potatoes.  I was so curious to know how to make roasted sweet potatoes so I pulled up a seat to observe!

Falling in Love Over Roasted Sweet Potatoes

He began to add bell peppers and onions to a wonderfully seasoned spaghetti sauce.

The sweet potatoes were transforming into the best tasting baked sweet potato cubes I had ever eaten.

For months upon months I tried to re-create the perfect crispness and flavor of those roasted sweet potatoes, but I was unsuccessful every time.

Maybe it was the rose-colored glasses of newfound love that made those roasted sweet potato cubes taste so perfectly sweet.

Cracking the Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes Code

With each attempt to crack the roasted sweet potatoes code I inched closer and closer to the answers.

And then one evening I decided to chop the potatoes into smaller cubes.

I also realized I could never get the amount of olive oil evenly distributed over the sweet potatoes so I decided to toss them in a gallon-sized ziploc bag.  It did the trick!

Although the roasted sweet potato cubes will never be as good as those at the first meal I had with my future husband, this easy baked sweet potatoes recipe sure does come pretty close and is the way I make them on a weekly basis at our house!

How to Make Roasted Sweet Potatoes

As I mentioned previously, there are a few things you want to pay attention to when making your roasted sweet potato cubes.

• The size of the sweet potato cubes is the trick.  If you want them a bit crispier, cut them a little smaller.  For softer sweet potato cubes, cut them a bit bigger!
• Measure out your olive oil when making these oven roasted sweet potato cubes.  Too much oil will make them extremely soggy!
• Use parchment paper for the best way to make these roasted sweet potatoes with very little clean-up!
• Lay your sweet potato cubes in a single layer. Do not overlap them or they will get mushy!

What to Make With Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes?

I make this roasted sweet potato cubes recipe on a weekly basis so we have A LOT of different ways we like to enjoy them:

• Wrap up your roasted sweet potato cubes in a corn tortilla to make these Sweet Potato + Black Bean Tacos
• Toss them in a bowl full of other roasted vegetables + quinoa
• As a side dish to this incredible Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast
• Serve them up in a salad with roasted beets

Other Easy Potato Recipes:

• Sweet Potato Tacos
• Instant Pot Roasted Potatoes
• Roasted Red Potatoes
• Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
• More Healthy Side Dish Recipes

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Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes

Roasted sweet potato cubes are a quick, easy, and healthy way to make sweet potatoes in the oven!  This roasted sweet potatoes recipe makes perfectly crispy cubes every time and is a gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, and Whole30 side dish.

Course Dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword roasted sweet potato cubes, roasted sweet potatoes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ lbs. sweet potatoes peeled, cut into ½-¾ inch cubes
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. salt to taste
• ½ tsp. pepper to taste
• Parsley or cilantro optional
• See this recipe in Healthy Meal Plan #1

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine sweet potato cubes, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a gallon-sized ziploc bag. Toss to combine.
3. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spread sweet potato cubes out in a single layer.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
5. Serve sweet potato cubes with additional salt and pepper, parsley or cilantro and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 180 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Sodium 391mg 16%

Potassium 445mg 13%

Total Carbohydrates 26g 9%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 5g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 375.4%

Vitamin C 3.8%

Calcium 4.1%

Iron 4.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.