Description
Layered garlic butter sweet potato stacks showcase rich Mediterranean flavors with elegant potato slices. Crisp edges and creamy centers deliver a sensational side dish perfect for home cooks seeking gourmet comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.2 kg (2.6 lbs) sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced into rounds (about 3 mm / 1/8 inch)
- 45 g (1.5 oz) Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 6 tbsps (90 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 3 large cloves garlic, finely grated
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely diced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) with rack positioned in the middle for uniform heat distribution.
- Potato Processing: Wash, peel, and trim sweet potatoes, then slice into thin, consistent 1/8-inch rounds using a mandoline or sharp chef’s knife.
- Seasoning Preparation: Mix melted butter with minced garlic, chopped rosemary, kosher salt, and black pepper in a spacious mixing bowl, creating an aromatic herb-infused coating.
- Muffin Tin Setup: Generously grease a 12-cup muffin tin with melted butter, then layer sweet potato rounds, thoroughly coating each slice with the seasoned butter mixture.
- Cheese Incorporation: Sprinkle grated Parmesan over sweet potato slices, ensuring even distribution, and stack rounds vertically in muffin cups to create compact towers.
- Initial Baking: Cover muffin tin with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes, allowing sweet potatoes to become tender and absorb flavors.
- Crisping Phase: Remove foil, increase oven temperature to 400°F (200°C), and bake for an additional 15 minutes until edges turn golden brown and develop a slight char.
- Serving: Carefully extract sweet potato stacks using a spoon, preserving their delicate structure, and optionally drizzle remaining butter from the tin for extra richness.
- Final Touch: Serve immediately while hot and crispy, garnishing with fresh rosemary if desired.
Notes
- Slice Uniformly: Use a mandoline or sharp knife to cut sweet potato rounds exactly 1/8 inch thick for consistent cooking and perfect texture.
- Prevent Sticking: Generously butter the muffin tin to ensure easy removal and prevent the delicate stacks from breaking apart.
- Cheese Distribution Tip: If Parmesan looks clumpy, add a touch of olive oil to help it coat the sweet potato rounds more evenly and smoothly.
- Crispy Perfection Trick: Watch the final 15 minutes of baking carefully – the difference between golden-crisp and burnt is just a few minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 244
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 385 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg