These grilled sweet potatoes are flavored with brown sugar and spices and cooked in foil on a hot grill. This is a favorite sweet potato recipe of mine and my sons.
Prep Time::10 mins
Cook Time::20 mins
Total Time::30 mins
Servings::4
Ingredients
2 large sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Gather the ingredients. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
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Divide sweet potato cubes in half, and place each half in the center of a rectangle of aluminum foil.
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Top each portion with about half of the butter. Sprinkle about half of the brown sugar, cumin, and cayenne pepper over each portion. Season with salt and pepper.
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Fold the corners of the aluminum foil together and seal to form a pouch around each portion.
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Cook on the preheated grill, turning pouches every 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.
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