Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Noodles are coated in a buttery brown sugar cinnamon sauce with just a hint of spice. A flavorful and nutritious substitute for pasta.
Spiralized Sweet potatoes will quickly become your new favorite way to enjoy sweet potatoes.
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Sweet Potato Noodles
Have you had the pleasure of feasting on the famous baked sweet potato from The Outback Steakhouse?
Bites of sweet potato are filled with the flavors of melting butter, cinnamon and brown sugar.
Yes, it is heavenly!
Let's update this deliciousness with spiralized sweet potatoes, shall we? Enter brown Sugar Cinnamon Sweet Potato Noodles. `
Not only will you be on trend, you'll save on cooking time too!
Now that's a win-win in my book.
Do you have a spiralizer yet?
I love the handheld spiralizer because it doesn't take up much room in my kitchen but the larger spiralizer with stronghold suction is so very easy to use especially with those sturdier vegetables.
Have you noticed what's in your produce section lately?
Yes, there is the typical spiralized zucchini noodle that we have all come to know and love but have you seen all of the other vegetable noodles available now?
There are sweet potato noodles, carrot noodles, yellow squash noodles, beet noodles, butternut squash noodles, bell pepper noodles, cucumber noodles, cabbage noodles, onion noodles (yes, onions!) and even broccoli stalk noodles right along side the fresh cut vegetable packages!
It really is quite amazing how this spiralizer trend has taken over an entire section of my produce aisle.
The health benefits of replacing pasta with a spiralized vegetable, as you can imagine, are amazing.
Just check out these spiralized noodles recipes from Shape Magazine.
And replacing a baked potato with baked potato noodles is just plain fun and fancy!
Just think how elegant and how much fun Brown Sugar Cinnamon Sweet Potato Noodles will look on your holiday table!`
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Recipe Tips
- Save time and purchase spiralized vegetables in the produce section of your grocery store
- You can spiralize the sweet potatoes ahead and store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container until you are ready to cook them
Substitutions
- Sweet Potato - Butternut squash, fresh pumpkin, zucchini or carrots can replace the sweet potato
- Cinnamon - Pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice can be used in place of ground cinnamon
- Cilantro - Parsley can replace cilantro
Variations
- Taco Sweet Potato Noodles - Replace cinnamon with taco seasoning and serve them with your favorite taco toppings
- Spicy Sweet Potato Noodles - Increase the amount of cayenne pepper and add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes. Top with a dollop of sour cream and sliced green onions
- Pepperoni Pizza Sweet Potatoes - Replace cinnamon with pizza seasoning, add chopped pepperoni when cooking the butter mixture and top your noodles with hot pasta sauce and fresh mozzarella.
Ingredients
Sweet potato noodle ingredients
- Sweet Potato - Spiralized sweet potatoes are tender with a slight sweetness
- Butter - Melted butter forms a sauce that coats the noodles
- Brown Sugar - Add sweetness to the butter sauce
- Cinnamon - A delicious spice flavor that complements the brown sugar
- Kosher Salt - Makes the flavors pop
- Cayenne Pepper - Adds a slight hint of heat
- Cilantro - Cilantro is the finishing touch that adds a pop of color and a fresh herb flavor
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Sweet Potato Noodles Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter ,divided
- 1 pound sweet potato noodles or butternut squash noodles
- 2 Tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
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Instructions
- Melt 2 Tbs. butter in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook sweet potato noodles until tender, using tongs to toss t coat and evenly cook, 4-5 minutes. Remove noodles from skillet.
- Reduce heat to medium and in same skillet melt remaining 2 Tbs. butter.
- Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, kosher salt and cayenne and cook until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute.
- Return reserved noodles to skillet and using tongs toss until evenly coated. Cook until tender, 2-3 minutes.
- Sprinkle with cilantro.
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