Soft sweet potato wedges are delicious side dish made with only butter, oil, salt, garlic powder and dried basil. These sweet potato wedges are baked in oven in 20 minutes.
If you are looking for some new sweet potato recipe that is quick and tasty you just found it. These wedges are mildly seasoned with garlic and salt, baked in the oven to make them soft and delicate.
Oven Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe
Texture: soft.
Taste: salty with garlic flavor.
Simplicity: simple to make, peel & cut, season & bake.
Meal Type: side dish.
How to make Sweet Potato Wedges
- (Full video and recipe below). Prepare all ingredients: sweet potatoes, oil, melted butter, salt, garlic powder and dried basil.
- Peel and cut sweet potatoes into wedges.
- Lay on baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add oil and butter, season with salt, garlic powder and dried basil.
- Bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
Wedges Tips
- You can use any other dried herb if you don’t have dried basil, you can use parsley, dill, oregano etc.
- I add oil for extra softness, any kind of oil is good, I like using avocado oil or grapeseed oil.
- First, you can add melted butter and oil, mix in, so the potatoes with coat nicely with the fat, after that season with garlic powder, dried herb and salt.
- Add some parmesan cheese for extra flavor if you wish, this is optional.
Potato Faq’s
How do you cut sweet potato wedges? Cut yam in half, then slice through potato, you might have 6-8 wedges from each potato, it depends on the size. The other important tip is to use sharp knife since they are harder to cut.
Why are my sweet potato wedges soggy? Probably they are not really spread nicely on the baking sheet, they should have some air between them for circulation, so spread them around, also maybe they were baked too long.
What’s good to eat with sweet potato fries? You can eat them with hummus or dressings, they will also taste great with sour cream based dips.
Oven Baked Wedges Menu
What can I serve with yam wedges? They will taste great with Oven Baked Chicken Thighs or Oven Baked Basa Fish Fillets, add this Sunflower Seeds Pomegranate Salad to make a complete dinner. Click these links to get recipes↑
Other Side Dish Recipes
- Baked Carrot Fries with Greek Yogurt Dip
- Basil and Cheddar Potato Stacks
- Quick Dill Creamy Cucumber Salad
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Oven Sweet Potato Wedges
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes large
- 1 Tbsp. avocado oil
- 1 Tbsp. butter melted
- 1/2 Tbsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 Tbsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel sweet potatoes, cut in half, then cut into wedges, you should have approximately 6-8 wedges.
- Place potato wedges on the baking sheet.
- Add oil and melted butter, mix it.
- Season with garlic powder, dried basil and salt.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Video
Notes
- You can use any other dried herb if you don’t have dried basil, you can use parsley, dill, oregano etc.
- I add oil for extra softness, any kind of oil is good, I like using avocado oil or grapeseed oil.
- First, you can add melted butter and oil, mix in, so the potatoes with coat nicely with the fat, after that season with garlic powder, dried herb and salt.
- Add some parmesan cheese for extra flavor if you wish, this is optional.
- What can I serve with yams wedges? They will taste great with Oven Baked Chicken Thighs or Oven Baked Basa Fish Fillets, add this Sunflower Seeds Pomegranate Salad.
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