Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples with Honey Butter Glaze

Ingredients

• 3 medium sweet potatoes (2.5 pounds)
• 2 large Honeycrisp apples (or other apples that will hold shape when baked)
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• Serves 6

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash the sweet potatoes and pierce each with a fork or sharp knife. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast for 1 hour until almost tender. Remove from the oven and allow to sit until cool enough to handle. Remove the skin from the potatoes. Cut each potato in half lengthwise and then into 1/3 inch thick semi-circle slices. Set aside. (This step can be performed up to two days ahead).
2. Squeeze the lemon juice into a bowl. Core the apples and cut in half. Cut the apples in semi-circle slices. Toss the apple slices in the lemon juice to prevent browning.
3. In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, brown sugar, honey, spices, and salt until combined. Set aside.
4. Spray an 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place the sweet potatoes and apples with rounded sides up alternately in the baking dish. Pour the lemon juice from the apple bowl over everything in the dish. Spoon the honey butter mixture over the potatoes and apples. Bake 30 minutes.
5. Remove dish from the oven. Baste with the honey butter from the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with pecans, and continue baking 15 minutes more until everything is tender and the nuts are toasted and brown. Baste with the glaze just before serving.