These maple bacon sweet potato bites are the sweet-and-savory appetizer you didn’t know you needed — tender roasted sweet potato rounds topped with crispy bacon and a drizzle of pure maple syrup that caramelizes beautifully in the oven. They’re naturally gluten-free, endlessly crowd-pleasing, and just as welcome on a holiday appetizer spread as they are at a casual weekend gathering. The combination of fluffy sweet potato, salty bacon, and sticky maple is genuinely magical, and the whole thing comes together with minimal effort and maximum flavor payoff.
- • Swap: Use turkey bacon for a lighter take that still crisps up nicely and delivers plenty of savory, smoky flavor.
- • Make-ahead: Roast the sweet potato rounds up to a day ahead, refrigerate, then top and finish in the oven for 5 minutes before serving.
- • Storage: Leftovers keep refrigerated for up to 2 days; reheat in a 375°F oven for 8 minutes until warmed through and slightly re-crisped.
- • Variation: Add a small dollop of whipped goat cheese or light cream cheese on top before the bacon for a creamy, tangy contrast.
- • Serving: Arrange on a wooden board or platter with extra maple syrup for drizzling and fresh thyme sprigs for a beautiful rustic presentation.
Sweet potatoes kinda fall under the same category as pumpkin use to for me, wasn’t really a fan until I actually started baking with it in the kitchen and to my surprise I enjoyed it.. So I wanted to find ways to get me enjoying sweet potato…and I mean HELLO bacon ๐ You put bacon around anything and I am bound to try it.. These maple bacon sweet potato bites were delicious! They are a great snack while watching the big game, or a perfect side dish, at just 1 smart point each you can have a few!
Maple bacon sweet potato bites
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 3 Tbsp sugar free syrup, see picture for what I used
- 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Low point bacon, I use Oscar Mayer center cut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F, line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel and cut your sweet potato, I used 1 large one, cut into 1 inch cubes, I got about 30 pieces from my one potato.
- In a bowl mix your cut potato pieces with your syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Cut your bacon pieces in half and wrap a piece around each potato, use a toothpick to seal and place on your baking sheet.
- Bake in oven for approx 35-40 minutes or until bacon is cooked, turn over at the 20-25 minutes mark.
- Serve warm, each piece is 0.5- 1 PP depending on your 0PP foods or 1 SP. *Optional to serve with some syrup for dipping
- * Please note, I did not figure nutritional info out for these, when it's something with just a few ingredients I use simple math in my head to determine points.
Is there a way that you an tell me the Weight Watchers Points Plus for this recipe? Or, can you please send me the nutritional information for this recipe? Thanks!
Hi Kim, I don’t know for sure as I don’t do the math for PP anymore but my guess from previous experience with recipes and PP would be 2 for 1PP