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Chilli honey caramelised sweet potato with sour cream

Name: Caramelised sweet potato with hot honey and sour cream recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, to drizzle; 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced; 150ml runny honey; 2 (600g each) sweet potatoes, halved lengthways, scored; 200g sour cream sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper, to serve

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Chilli honey caramelised sweet potato with sour cream

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Jun 26, 2025

"The halved sweet potatoes are scored (the same as a Christmas ham), basted in chilli honey oil and baked until caramelised. When roasting your sweet potatoes, cut a small part from the base on the non-scored side so they sit flat while roasting." - Kane Pollard

This recipe is by Kane Pollard

100ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, to drizzle
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
150ml runny honey
2 (600g each) sweet potatoes, halved lengthways, scored
200g sour cream sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper, to serve

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 210°C/190°C fan-forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
2.

Place oil and chilli in a small heavy-based saucepan over low heat until oil is just starting to bubble. Remove from heat, stir in honey and stand pan on a wire rack until mixture is cooled to room temperature.
3.

Place sweet potato, scored-side up, on prepared tray, brush the surface liberally with chilli honey oil and season to taste. Roast for 1 hour 30 minutes, or until sweet potato is cooked through and can be easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife.
4.

Increase oven temperature to 230°C/210°C fan-forced and roast for a further 8-10 minutes, until sweet potato is golden and caramelised.
5.

To serve, transfer to a serving platter, dollop with some sour cream and drizzle with remaining chilli honey oil. Serve with remaining sour cream on the side.