These Sweet Potato Stacks are as delicious as they are beautiful! Stacks of thinly sliced sweet potatoes, topped with crispy ribbons of sage. Yum.
This post is more than just a sweet potato stacks recipe. It's a lesson in pinning. (See, I'm not just a food blogger! I'm an educator!) When I started using Pinterest, I had a tendency to repin things without clicking through.
I have a board devoted to side dishes (yes, I really do!) and when I saw a photograph of potato stacks that someone I follow had pinned, I repined it to my board. I decided to use this potato stacking technique for my own version with sweet potatoes and when I went back to my side dish pinboard last week to look at the recipe, I got a 404 error when I clicked through. Oops. So the lesson? Always click through before pinning. Or TERRIBLE THINGS will happen. (Or mild inconveniences. One of the two.)
Lucky for me, this stacked potato slice thing exists elsewhere, so I was able to find another recipe to adapt. I ended up having to make this twice to get it right. Even the second time, the top layers curled a bit more than I intended - but they tasted amazing.
Although it's a little bit time consuming to stack the potato slices into muffin tins, the results are worth it. These sweet potato stacks are satisfyingly crispy on the outside and perfectly roasted and tender in the middle. And they look even more impressive in person!
Oh, and they're 100% vegetarian and vegan friendly too!
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato cut into ⅛-inch thick slices (you can use a mandoline slicer)
- olive oil cooking spray or mister
- coarsely ground salt and pepper
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. sage leaves cut into ribbons
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray four cups in a muffin tin with olive oil. Place a sweet potato slice in each cup; spray top of slice lightly with more olive oil. Repeat until cups are filled and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until edges of potatoes become crispy.
- While potatoes are baking, heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add sage leaves and saute, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes or until leaves are crispy, but still green. Divide sage leaves onto the tops of the potato stacks.
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says
I just found your blog yesterday and am so happy I did! I just happen to have a sweet potato on the counter that I had no idea what to do with but now I do! Yay!
The Type A Housewife says
Yay, I'm glad you found me--I'm always so excited to have new readers! I hope you like the recipe if you make it. It's nice because it doesn't require very many ingredients and you can always omit the sage too. 🙂
Candace says
ohmygoodness! Those are sooo beautiful! Sweet potatoes and sage just go together. I wish I had that for lunch today.
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you! I agree, I love sweet potatoes and sage together. Have you tried tossing the two together with a little olive oil and roasting them in the oven? Super good (and easy)!
Amanda says
I think the photo turned out beautifully! (I definitely need to improve my food photography, I can tell you that.) These sound so tasty. I love sage with potatoes.
The Type A Housewife says
I don't use sage nearly enough--I love it too! Oh, and if you need a good book about food photography, I highly recommend Plate to Pixel. I still have a lot to learn, but my photos were such a mess before reading that book.
April H says
What a great idea! These are just too cute!
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you! I love roasted potatoes, so I knew I had to try doing this.
Pam says
That looks so yummy.
It took me days to figure out how to delete failed pins.
It is like running another website. lol
The Type A Housewife says
Oh, there was a time a few weeks ago when nearly everything I was pinning wasn't showing up--that's when I learned that I need to click on "See Your Pin" after pinning something. Because I wasted SO MUCH TIME pinning all those things for them not to show up!
Pam says
I wish their Ipad app wasn't so difficult and I purchased one, but Oh Boy what a wasted buck!
lol
Carol says
Looks great! Pinning it and will make it.
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you! I hope it turns out well for you! 🙂
BusyWorkingMama says
Yumminess! Luck would have it I have some sweet potatoes waiting to be cooked 🙂 Happy almost-Friday!
The Type A Housewife says
Yay! Hopefully they're not too skinny (& too small for the muffin tins) or too fat (& too big for them)--I learned that the hard way. 🙂 I hope you have a good weekend!
Smedette says
I would say that's more than a mediocre photo! This looks great (and clever presentation!).
The Type A Housewife says
I think the color is a little bit off. I have the worst luck with lighting lately--I can't wait until spring. Natural light!
Rachel R. says
Looks like you have really found your blogging niche! I've enjoyed watching your blog evolve. I feel like mine is still all over the place, I have too many interests and struggle to narrow it down 🙂
The Type A Housewife says
Aw, thank you. 🙂 I think a lot of bloggers (like you!) do really well without having a niche and can write a little bit of everything. As time went on with my blog, it stopped being fun and started feeling like a huge obligation--I realized that it was the food and gardening posts that I enjoyed the most, so that's why I decided to kind of narrow things down to that.
Toni @ A Daily Dose says
Those look tasty!!!!
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
Yum! They're so delicate and beautiful - definitely food for the eyes (I'd type another word but it might get flagged ;).
The Type A Housewife says
Ha! Yeah, Chris was really impressed with them--I know I've made something good when he says something about it. 😉 But they're so easy!
Anne says
These look amazing! I figured they would be difficult to make, but it doesn't sound that hard.
The Type A Housewife says
No! They're not difficult to make at all, they just take a lot of time. Does that make sense? 😉 There's not much to it, but the layering does take a while--it goes faster if you have a helper!
Val says
I love the photo! You're too critical of yourself. 🙂
On to more important things... these look DELISH. I love potatoes in all shapes and forms, but crispy is close to #1. (Mashed may, just MAY have crispy beat.) I love sage too, it has such a rich but fresh flavor.
Yum!
The Type A Housewife says
Aw, thanks. Well, obsessing over FG and TS will do that to a blogger!
You should really make these--they are so easy! I think I'm going to try Russet potatoes & garlic-infused olive oil next.
Val says
I'm definitely thinking about trying them. I was going to suggest truffle infused oil, but you're one of those weirdos who doesn't like mushrooms- right?
The Type A Housewife says
I love mushrooms--I post recipes with mushrooms all the time!
Val says
Ugh- I'm a moron. Maybe because I know so many people who hate them I assume it's everyone and I'm just angry at the world. Heehee....
Annnnyways- try them with truffle oil or truffle infused olive oil! Have you ever had truffle oil pommes frites? Yummmmm!!!!
Leslie says
As one of the two people left who still hasn't tried pinterest (hangs head in shame), I have no idea what the problem was but I'm so glad you fixed it because these look irresistible!
The Type A Housewife says
I was going to tell you that you need to get a Pinterest account ASAP, but on the other hand, you might be better off without it because once you start, it's like an addiction. 🙂
Shirley says
Wow!! These are gorgeous, and I love finding new ways to do sweet potatoes. I might just make these tonight. I've been resistant to jumping on the Pinterest wagon, but with all I hear I just might.
The Type A Housewife says
Well, once you join Pinterest, you will find yourself on there alllll the time. And then when you're not on Pinterest, you'll be doing projects and making recipes you found on Pinterest. So basically, it consumes your life. 😉
I hope you like the potato stacks if you make them!
Shirley says
A Pinterest invite would be most welcome. 😉 secondbreakfastblog at gmail.com.
I'm sure I'll love the potato stacks!
The Type A Housewife says
Sent! 😀
Shirley says
Thanks a million!
Gabrielle - CA Monkey Momma says
Oooo! My husband has been asking me to make sweet potatoes recently and these look delicious! I think I'll have to try them 😛
PS: Thanks for the Pinterest info 😉 I just started using it and I'll have to make sure I go through periodically and check the links to make sure they're still working!
The Type A Housewife says
They are so simple to make, but a little bit time consuming with all the stacking. They're totally worth it though!
The best thing to do when you're repinning stuff from someone else's board is to click through and make sure the link works before you actually repin. I learned this the hard way! :/
Starlight says
I'm a religious click-thru fan on Pinterest - I was delighted to find your article stating just that having searched for "roasted potatoes muffin tins" to find your blog and recipe illustrating your point. Bravo.
The Type A Housewife says
I'm glad you were able to find what you needed! Don't you love it when it works out like that?! 🙂
Mindy says
I can't wait to try these! My family isn't a huge fan of sweet potatoes, but we get a ton of them from our CSA, so I'm constantly looking for creative ways to use them. (And I'll be pinning this.) 🙂
Kiersten says
Your family isn't a fan of sweet potatoes?! Well, send them my way--I think I could eat them everyday of the week! 🙂 I hope your family likes this recipe!
Notorious Spinks says
These look so yummy! I love sweet potatoes and only seem to bake them whole w/ butter and some whipped cinnamon flavored honey on top. I'm going to try this next.
Kiersten says
You can do something like that with these too! Instead of oil, try brushing each slice with a little bit of melted butter with some cinnamon mixed into it. They'll be sweet enough that you won't even need the honey. 🙂
Notorious Spinks says
Ummmm I'kk try that., I need to get one of those cutters you have. I've been saying I'm going to order one and guess it's time because I really want to try this.
Kiersten says
Well, if you have a steady hand (I don't!), you can cut 1/8-inch slices. If I tried that, I'd likely lose a finger, so the mandoline is the way to go for me. 🙂
Meghan @JaMonkey says
These look super yummy. Pinned for later
Kiersten says
Thank you! I hope you like them if you make them. 🙂
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite says
I love how you used sweet potatoes!
Kiersten says
One of these days I'm going to try it your way too! 😀
chloe says
this is the best veg recipe blog ever, i keep looking over and over for days now since i found it 🙂 thanks so much
Kiersten says
Thank you! 😀