Roasted sweet potatoes with apples and cranberries are the side dish that tastes like fall. It’s sweet, tart and savory all in one bite, this colorful dish is easy to make and always a hit on the table for a weeknight dish or for the holidays.
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This savory sweet potato casserole makes a great side for so many meals, using this delicious root vegetable that is the prettiest orange color. Not only does this casserole use slices of sweet potato, but I’ve added sliced apples and fresh cranberries for even more flavor and color. I love this dish, and so does the family.
I’ll be honest, this sweet potato casserole is my go‑to side dish for Thanksgiving, and it doesn’t stop at holiday meals. It’s just as good alongside these smothered pork chops, a ham, or a big green salad. This casserole is a mix of sweet, tart, and savory flavors that come together with maple and cinnamon flavors, plus it travels easily, so it’s potluck-approved.
Table of contents
- Course: Side Dish | Method: Oven Roasted| Skill Level: Easy
- Flavor and Texture: Tender, caramelized edges with creamy centers sweet potato slices with tart apples and juicy cranberries with a hint of warm sage and maple sweetness.
- Bake Time: 45 minutes (about 15 minutes prep; total ~1 hour)
- Serves: 6 servings as a side-dish
- Why You’ll Love It: This roasted sweet potato casserole is easy to make and tastes great with turkey, ham, and perfect for the holidays.
- Storage: Store covered in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat gently in the oven or microwave.
There are so many ways to make and serve sweet potatoes, like this Sweet Potato Beef Stew, or check out these 12 Best Sweet Potato recipes that are mashed, souffled, or made into tasty soups and salads.
Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes – I use garnet sweet potatoes
- Apples – Use your favorite apple. For this recipe, Granny Smith apples are used because I like tart apples and they pair well with the potatoes
- Cranberries – you can use fresh or frozen
- Cinnamon -there are many types of ground cinnamon, pick your favorite, but make sure it is fresh and flavorful
- Maple Syrup -sweetens this dish, so make sure to use pure maple syrup with good flavor.
- Olive Oil – always use good, flavorful oil, or you can substitute coconut oil or butter.
- Sage – Just a note on sage, use rubbed sage or fresh sage, and just use a small amount, as it can be overpowering
- Salt – adding salt always brings out delicious flavors.
How To Make Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Apples and Cranberries
Remember, I said this fall favorite recipe is easy to make. You just need one bowl or one casserole baking dish, and you can mix everything in the baking dish if you prefer. I just like to dirty more dishes.
Step 1. With a vegetable peeler, peel and then cut the sweet potatoes in half, then slice them into half-moon shape pieces. If you don’t peel the potatoes for this recipe, the peel will just fall off and not look too pretty, so I do suggest peeling the potatoes.
Step 2. No need to peel the apples, just wash them, and then cut them into quarters, and then slice them.
Step 3. Add the sweet potatoes, apples, cranberries, maple syrup, cinnamon, sage, olive oil, and salt to a large mixing bowl, and stir to combine. When adding the sage, you need to break it up by rubbing the sage between your fingers to make smaller pieces.
Step 4. Pour all the ingredients into a greased medium-sized baking dish or casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serving Ideas for Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Try this side-dish with these easy recipes, like Turkey and Stuffing Rolls, Oat Tea Biscuits, and a forever favorite, Pumpkin Spice Cake for dessert. This is a perfect meal to serve for a fall Sunday supper, or even for a Thanksgiving dinner.
Fall Recipes You’ll Love
- Cider Baked Apples are sweet and tender with a tangy apple cider glaze.
- Easy Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake is a simple cake to make that delivers a great pumpkin flavor.
- Cranberry Orange Bread is full of tart cranberries and sweet orange with all the great fall-warming spices to add flavor.
- Walnut Muffins with Maple Syrup are sweetened with just the maple syrup for a lightly sweet walnut muffin.
- Maple Flavored Sugar Cookies are cut out in leaf shapes and colored perfectly for autumn.
- Oatmeal Bread with Apple Cider is a hearty quickbread full of oatmeal and fall spices.
- If you love roasted veggies, try these Roasted Broccoli and Carrots for another easy side dish.
- If you love cranberries, try this bold and spicy Cranberry Jalapeno Salsa that we serve over cream cheese for a quick-to-make dip.
Sweet Potato FAQs
Yes! Mix everything together in the baking dish, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerator until ready to bake. Just bring to room temperature before baking.
Absolutely. Reheat in the microwave for a quick fix or warm in the oven to keep the edges caramelized
Nope. Cubing works fine—just make sure everything is cut to about the same size so it cooks evenly.
In U.S. grocery stores, what’s labeled as “yams” are almost always sweet potatoes. True yams are a completely different root vegetable, and you won’t usually find them here. For this recipe, garnet or jewel sweet potatoes work best.
Yes! Try dried cranberries instead of fresh, butter instead of olive oil, or toss in pecans or walnuts for crunch.
Variations To Try
- Try this creamy Sweet Potato Casserole topped with pecans.
- Or this classic Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows.
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Baked Sweet Potato Slices with Apples and Cranberries
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized garnet sweet potatoes about 1 lb sweet potatoes
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1 cup cranberries
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves 2 – fresh sage leaves can be used
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350° F. You will need a medium-size baking pan or casserole dish such as an 8 x 8-inch dish that is lightly greased.
- Peel the sweet potatoes then place on a cutting board and cut them in half then place the flat half on the cutting board and slice the potatoes into 1/4" half-moon shapes using a large chef knife. Add the potatoes to a large bowl or you can add directly to the baking pan
- Cut the apples in half, then into quarters. Remove the core and seeds. On a cutting board, slice the apple quarters into 1/4" slices. No need to peel. Add the apples to the sweet potatoes
- To the potatoes and apples, add the cranberries, olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, sage, and salt and mix to combine.
- Place the mixture into the prepared baking pan large enough to hold the mixture. It is best to not overcrowd the potatoes so they roast better.
- Roast the sweet potatoes for 45 minutes or until the potatoes and apples are nice and tender. Stir the casserole several times during baking.
- Remove the casserole from the oven and serve while hot.
- Cover any leftovers and store them in the refrigerator for several days. To reheat, simply pop the casserole in the microwave to warm up.
Notes
- Add pecans or walnuts
- Dried cranberries can be used instead of fresh cranberries
- Swap out the cranberries for raisins
- You can use coconut oil or butter instead of olive oil
- Add a 1/4 cup of brown sugar for more sweetness
- Honey can be used instead of maple syrup
- Add carrots to the casserole
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First published: Nov 14, 2019, Last updated: Aug, 22,2025, for better readability and updated images.
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Hello there, I’m Jere’
From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California, my passion for food is never-ending. Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven® sharing sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.
Love sweet potatoes! We’ve come a long way from just opening a can (our go-to when we first got married and had no time). We do a lot of potlucks, this will be a great addition, but I will need to double the recipe. Any tips?
I haven’t had canned sweet potatoes for years. This recipe if very flexible and can easily be doubled. You can just add extra sweet potatoes if you like, or just double the recipe for a big pan and then increase your baking time.
I changed this a little, they were the BEST sweet potatoes ever. Keeper!
My changes:
Half olive oil, half butter
Added a carmelized onion cut in strips
Added golden raisins soaked in Grand Marnier
I didn’t use any herbs.
The basic method is great, it’s so easy to do and tastes great!
Soaking raisins in Grand Marnier just sounds wonderful, I will be trying that myself.
what could I use to make it diabetic friendly instead of maple syrup?
monk fruit with a liquid?
Yes, you should use the Monk Fruit liquid. To get the maple flavoring, try using a maple extract or a maple emulsion, which is sugar-free.
I hope this helps, and if you try it, let me know how it works for you.
This recipe was a lifesaver at a family gathering that I hosted at the weekend as a trial run for Christmas; the make-ahead tip of preparing and chilling in the fridge overnight was perfect because I planned to cook so much on the day, and this saved me time. Everyone loved it, wanted seconds, and there were no leftovers (which I was hoping to eat the next day!)
I have been know to save food before I serve it to have leftovers.
This just lovely with good pork sausage, and we’re having it with roast chicken at the weekend, thank you so much for the recipe .
Glad you enjoyed the sweet potatoes. They do go well with pork.
Love the combination flavors of these roasted sweet potatoes! And I’m excited about Fall now.
It’s funny I bake sweet potatoes all year long, but I wait for fall to make this recipe.
Aboslutely love the combination of flavors. Sweepotatoe, apples, and cranberry go very nicely together. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving to eat this dish. I bet my family will love it!
Adding this to our side dish, love the flavor of cinnamon that is added in the recipe
Yes, just adding that little bit of cinnamon adds a great flavor to this dish.
What a delicious alternative to roast potatoes, and such a delicious pairing with pork based meals
Love this combo so much! Can’t wait to try it out!
This is such a great idea – it looks soo good and this would make a perfect dessert for me – such a great combo – will make it as soon as tonight – delicious! Thanks for sharing!