Roasted Grape, Goat Cheese + Honey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.
Hello you luscious grapes you.
You know, luscious is sort of one of those words that makes my skin crawl. It’s just so… blahhh. Like one of those words that makes you cringe to the point where you could punch a puppy in the face. So yucky.
Too much?
I just had no other words to describe these grapes. I wish I could hug them.
From the moment I saw Maria’s roasted grape crostini, I was intrigued. What are these roasted grapes that people speak of? I figured I’d be a fan since I generally adore grapes in all of their bouncy, juicy glory… but I had no idea I’d be THIS MUCH of a fan.
Oh my stars.
Add roasted grapes to the list of my most recent obsessions (oh hi Rob Lowe). I can’t get enough. And that is how this weirdo combo was born. I also really like to watch things burst in the oven. Easily amused much?
So what do we classify this as? A snack? A side dish?
Lunch? Breakfast?
I just know that I want to eat it every day for the rest of my life. And then again. Twice.
Can we make that happen? I’d like an afterlife full of roasted grapes please.
Plus, this whole mess is stuffed with goat cheese, which is like… a law of life. Cheese belongs everywhere people. Everywhere I tell you!
Roasted Grape + Goat Cheese + Honey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 2 cups red, seedless grapes
- 1 teaspoon grapeseed oil, or another high heat oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 ounces goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons honey + additional for drizzling
- pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Poke holes in sweet potato with a fork, then wrap each tightly in aluminum foil. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until potatoes and tender to the touch. Unwrap foil and cut a slit down the middle of each sweet potato. Let sit until cool enough to handle.
- Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Lay grapes on a nonstick baking sheet and drizzle with grapeseed oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Roast for 20-25 minutes, or until grapes begin to burst. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Once sweet potatoes are somewhat cool, gently remove the flesh with a spoon, trying to keep the potato intact. Add the sweet potato to a large bowl, then mash with 3 ounces of goat cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper and honey. Taste and adjust seasonings if desired, then scoop flash back into the potato skins. At this point you can re-warm the potatoes (if you let them cool completely) in the oven, then top with remaining goat cheese. Add grapes on top and serve with additional drizzled honey.
Notes
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357 Comments on “Roasted Grape, Goat Cheese + Honey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.”
I made these tonight for my self, my boyfriend, my mom and her boyfriend. The two men aren’t sweets lovers, and they were saying “mmm” at every bite! Love this recipe!
SO good! I will definitely make this again – thanks for sharing!
A few things I did to speed this up (I used one whole potato for just me & my husband)
-Microwave the potato (wrapped in a paper towel) for 4 mins
-As the oven was preheating (once it got to 250), I threw the potato and the grapes in. Once it got to 450, the grapes had roasted & popped.
All together, took about 10-15 minutes to pull together :)
PS – I didn’t have grapeseed, so I used Safflower oil. You can use any high-temperature oil — just don’t use cold pressed oils like olive oil, since they burn at high temps.
Ahahahahaha! I was just about to post how IIiii made it quicker, too! Great minds, great minds…
-Microwave the potatoes (rub w/canola oil and stick them in a paper lunch bag or two – cook 5 mins each side)
-Roast grapes in a non-stick bread pan in the toaster oven at the same time. I used canola oil.
Total time: 15 minutes.
I thought it tasted pretty good, but I’m such a freak for plain sweet potatoes, I may just stick to that. I don’t buy goat cheese often.
Regardless, I felt very adventurous, thank you! And I liked roasting the grapes. Great idea for putting over ice cream!!!
Thanks!
Summer
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So if I am not a fan of goat cheese (blasphemy from the sounds of other comments I have read), is there another cheese that would work well in this recipe. I do like bleu cheese and feta cheese, love them both actually. Any other foodies out there that might be able to suggest an alternative?
Tiffany
I borrowed the roasted grapes idea for a vegan cheesecake I made this past weekend. It was good. Really, really good. So good, I’m here to write to any one perusing the comments for a declaration of roasted-grape-deliciousness – consider this it.
How did you get your sweet potatoes so tender? I cooked mine for an hour at 350 and then when I could not even get a knife into one, I stuck it back in the oven with the grapes. Then I peeled off the skin and cut them up and let them cook for even longer at 400. And I still cannot mash them up as you show in the picture.
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Made these tonight- roasted the grapes with the sweet potatoes to save time at 400– AMAZING!! Thanks for this!
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Well, this sorts out what to have for dinner tonight nicely :-)
It is completely different to anything I have ever made in my life and is the first time in a long time that I have had that buzz of eager anticipation over trying something new. Most recipes these days are re-hashes of re-do’s of re-makes of pre-existing recipes, but this is NEW and EXCITING !!
Thank you to whoever pinned it and brought it to my attention :-)
This recipe is to. die. for. Eating it now and I’m in a heavenly blissful trance.
Omg, just made this yesterday… one word: devine.
Thanks for the yummy idea!
OH MY. Made this for lunch today. I used feta instead of goat cheese because it’s what I had on hand. Thanks for the amazing recipe!
Oh. My. Gosh. This was amazing!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
My mouth started watering when I look at and read this recipe. I dreamt about this recipe. Went shopping today and got all the ingredients. Can’t wait to try it tomorrow.
Ive been meaning to try this for ages- I’m making it tonight but to top bruschetta rather than the potato- cant wait!
This was sSOOOOOoooOOOOoo good! Made two sweet potatoes tonight for husband and I, and roasted grapes- OMG. I think I’m going to roast and eat the rest of the bag, all by themselves. I used feta and it was a “nice fight” between it and the rest of the recipe. I did cut back on the honey. Husband gave them the thumbs up and I made some Facebook friends jealous by bragging about them.
found these on pinterest the other day and made them this past weekend. they are phenomenal! my husband and i loved them! pam
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I made these tonight after finding your blog on pinterest and I must say these potatoes were a hit! My mom doesn’t even like sweet potatoes and she was scooping out every little bit at the end! Thanks so much for the recipe! Delicious!!!!
This recipe was an exercise in frustration. After letting the potatoes bake for well over an hour (part of the time at 415) they still weren’t done. They didn’t mix well and just turned out crunchy. What a disappointing attempt at a weeknight dinner. If I ever attempt this again I’ll be steaming the potatoes – takes half the time and is sooo much easier.
Thanks for this creative and delicious recipe!! I made it tonight, speeding it up by microwaving the sweet potato instead of baking it (5 min for each side), and I think it turned out just as well. The grapes were incredible too. Will definitely be making this again to impress my friends!
So yummy! Made it with dinner tonight :-) only thing I did different was nuke them in the micro for 10 mins…peels came off great, but I wasn’t able to put it back in since they weren’t baked. Fast, easy and delish!
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I can’t wait to try this! I have a habit of baking several sweet potatoes at once if I have to have the oven on anyway, just so I have them ready to eat. Now all I have to do is get the red grapes – the only part of this recipe I don’t have on hand. Yum! It never occurred to me to roast grapes, but why not? ;-)
I just made this! Sooo good! But how do you get yours to look so pretty?!?! Is that the whole potato in the picture or just half of the potato stuffed?
I’m very excited to try this recipe! Any suggestions on pairings? I’m thinking some sort of grilled fish but I’m lost on seasoning ideas because this is sounds so rich!
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Once i saw the picture on pinterest I was dead set on trying this. So I made this for dinner tonight. Me and my friends LOVED this. The most surprising part is how easy and delicious the roasted grapes are. My friends are now thinking of ways to use roasted grapes for other recipes as well. Thank you!
What cheese would work with this other than goat cheese? Thanks!
Probably feta?
my first time to your blog, and i’m laughing at your cringing on the word luscious, i feel that way about several words, random ones like tummy. ugh. it bothers me, haha! great post!! xo, t.
I HATE the word “zesty.”
OHHH My Lawd, this is so good!!! I seriously could eat that every day. Thank you soooo much for this recipe, I am going to make this into a casserole for Thanksgiving.
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All I can say is WOW! These are the best things ever!
Has anyone tried this with regular baked potatoes instead of sweet potatoes? I was gonna try it as a cheaper alternative but not sure how it would taste!
I really don’t think I’d try it with regular potatoes – it’s definitely meant more for a “sweeter” type of recipe!
i loved this combination so much. And since it is cold in my neck of the woods I decided to make a soup out of instead. Thanks so much sharing! And here’s my version http://comeconella.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/curried-sweet-potato-soup-with-feta-and.html
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I love roasted sweet potatoes just as they are but it’s nice to see this variation, so creative! Grapes and goat cheese are such a good combo, I’d love to know how they are roasted.
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does anyone know how much 350 degrees F. is in degrees Celsius please?
177 degrees Celsius
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