Roasted Cranberries with Sweet Potatoes and Pineapple

5 from 2 votes

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Roasted cranberries with sweet potatoes and pineapple is a delicious substitute for cranberry sauce. Make this easy holiday side dish!

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This one isn’t rocket science, but it’s the flavor profile that knocks my socks off. This roasted cranberries side dish with sweet potatoes and pineapple is simple to put together and yet so good.

Wanting a quick side dish, roasted vegetables are always a welcomed addition in this house. There are times I wonder if I could be a vegetarian with dishes like roasted brussel sprouts and Fall roasted vegetables with fresh herbs .

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Roasted cranberries

I find incorporating the tart cranberry and or another tangy citrus fruit works so well with the caramelization of the potatoes and onions. I also threw in a bunch of whole garlic cloves to slow roast and mellow in flavor for a deep, rich, creamy flavor. The heat comes from the Serrano chile and then we pick up some rosemary deliciousness as a back note.

The kicker here is the pineapple. Feel free to use canned, but I recently picked up some amazing fresh ones from the Farmers Market and instead of a smoothie these guys made their way into this wonderful vegetable dish.

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How to make it

Preheat your oven to 400° F.

In a large bowl mix together the cubed sweet potatoes, small carrots, pineapple, whole garlic cloves, cranberries and onion. I buy a lot of cranberries when they are fresh and freeze the bags to have on hand when not in season. You can find them in your market’s freezer section as well.

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Trim stem and scrape out seeds from Serrano chile, dice fine. Remove leaves from fresh rosemary stem, discard stem and fine chop the leaves. Add to the bowl of vegetables and fruit along with the olive oil and kosher salt.

Place in a large pan or stone and roast for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally to evenly brown and crisp. If one pan is too crowded, divide on two. You want crisp, roasted vegetables, not steamed.

Remove from oven, squeeze the lime juice over vegetables and serve immediately. Enjoy!

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Roasted Cranberries with Sweet Potatoes and Pineapple

5 from 2 votes
Roasted cranberries with sweet potatoes and pineapple is a delicious substitute for cranberry sauce. Make this easy holiday side dish!
Servings: 6 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Total: 55 minutes

Ingredients 

  • 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 2 cups fresh cranberries
  • 2 cups fresh pineapple cubed
  • 1 cup small carrots
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 10 whole garlic cloves peeled
  • 1 Serrano chile seeded and diced
  • 2 tbsp fresh rosemary chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • pinch salt
  • 1 lime

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400° F.
  • In a large bowl mix together the cubed sweet potatoes, cranberries, pineapple, small carrots, whole garlic cloves and onion.
  • Trim stem and scrape out seeds from Serrano chile, dice fine. Remove leaves from fresh rosemary stem, discard stem and fine chop the leaves. Add to the bowl of vegetables and fruit along with the olive oil and kosher salt.
  • Place in a large pan or stone and roast for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally to evenly brown and crisp. If one pan is too crowded, divide on two. You want crisp, roasted vegetables, not steamed.
  • Remove from oven, squeeze the lime juice over vegetables and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 324mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 9765IU | Vitamin C: 15.1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 0.7mg

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Course: Side Dish, Vegetable
Cuisine: American, Western
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16 Comments

  1. Kevin, this looks super flavorful, and my friend says it’s really tasty. My problem, though, is that I used all the fresh cranberries from my freezer and couldn’t find any (fresh or frozen) at the store today. Would it be a total abomination to use dried cranberries? I feel like it would, since they are sweetened…please advise!

    1. Hey there Chris! I would use dried, but go ahead and soak them for 15 minutes in some water and rinse. That should take out that extra sugar and plump them back up, too. Then roast as directed in the recipe. Let me know how it turns out.

  2. This is fantastic Kev. I love roasted pineapple and i just can imagine how well it goes with sweet potatoes and cranberries. A must try!
    #WolfpackEats

  3. YESSSSS! I love this side dish idea Kevin! Such a huge flavor punch going on here… and I’m all about big flavors! Love the spicy sweet tart thing you got going on! This is definitely wolfpack approved… but just to be sure, maybe you should ship some my way to taste test 😉

    1. Me loves the spice and BIG flavor for sure! Thanks Chris, funny how sometimes the simplest can be so darn good. #WolfpackEats!

    1. Most excellent, it won’t disappoint in flavor for sure. I especially love the caramelized pineapple after roasting.

  4. These photos are awesome, Kevin! As soon as I saw that pineapple in there, I was like “ooo…pineapple…roasted pineapple…yes!!” I can only imagine how awesome this flavor combination must be. I wish we had a farmer’s market that had fresh pineapples…I’m jealous of all you west coasters right now! Haha!

    1. Thanks David. I must say sometimes forget and take for granted the year round fruit here in California and when I read other blogs that state they can’t wait for the next season to come I do a double take. The roasted pineapple caramelizes nicely in this and adds that tang to the spice and creaminess of the roasted vegetables.