Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes

These Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes are a fantastic Whole 30 holiday appetizer. Spiced sweet potatoes wrapped in bacon make the ultimate sweet – salty combo.

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Whole 30 Sweet Potatoes With Bacon

If you’re worried about following the Whole30 Diet around the holidays, don’t stress. There are lots of delicious Whole30 compliant recipes like these Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes. And, if you’re not on the Whole30 Diet but just want a delicious crowd pleaser, these Sweet Potato Bites are perfect.

Here are more Whole30 Holiday Recipes For Your Menu

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast – Garlic Mashed Potatoes – Roasted Carrots – Butternut Squash Salad – Cauliflower Mushroom Rice – Mashed Potatoes with Spinach

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This is just one of many quick, simple and nutritious recipes from the new Whole30 Cookbook by Melissa Hartwig Urban. This Whole30 cookbook has a unique twist; it has recipes for specific social occasions like date night, parties, game day and picnics.

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Ingredients Needed For Sweet Potato Bacon Bites (screenshot for grocery list)

• Sweet Potato
• Cinnamon
• Cumin
• Paprika
• Ghee
• Thin Bacon

How To Make Bacon Sweet Potato Bites

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF
2. Cut sweet potato into 1 inch pieces and transfer to medium pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil 3-4 minutes or until just barely fork tender. Drain and transfer to large bowl.
3. Toss sweet potatoes with cinnamon, cumin, paprika and ghee.
4. Cut bacon strips into thirds. Wrap each sweet potato bite with bacon and transfer to a greased, rimmed baking sheet seam side down. Brush remaining ghee/spice mixture over the tops of sweet potatoes.
5. Bake 15 minutes, flip and bake 10 more minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender and bacon is crisp.

Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes

Yield: 16

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

These Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes are a fantastic Whole 30 holiday appetizer. Spiced sweet potatoes wrapped in bacon make the ultimate sweet – salty combo.

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Ingredients

• 1 Sweet Potato
• 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon Cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon Paprika
• 1 Tablespoon Ghee
• 7-9 Slices Thin Bacon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF
2. Peel sweet potato and cut into 1 inch pieces and transfer to medium pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil 3-4 minutes or until just barely fork tender. Drain and transfer to large bowl.
3. Toss sweet potatoes with cinnamon, cumin, paprika and ghee.
4. Cut bacon strips into thirds. Wrap each sweet potato bite with bacon and transfer to a greased, rimmed baking sheet seam side down. Brush remaining ghee/spice mixture over the tops of sweet potatoes.
5. Bake 15 minutes, flip and bake 10 more minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender and bacon is crisp.

Notes

Original recipe calls for 1/2 a sweet potato and 9 slices of baon. I preferred to increase the amount of sweet potato and use the same amount of all other ingredients. This will make 15-20 sweet potato bites, depending on size.

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Nutrition Information

Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 117Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 23mgSodium 298mgCarbohydrates 4gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 6g

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