Smoked Sweet Potatoes with Roasted Garlic Butter

three sweet potatoes sliced open with garlic butter melting inside

Smoked Sweet Potatoes with Roasted Garlic Butter

Traeger baked sweet potatoes with smoker roasted garlic and chile flake compound butter.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 15

Servings Sweet Potatoes

Calories 275kcal

Author Mason Woodruff

Ingredients

8 Sweet Potatoes about 8 oz each*
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Kosher Salt and Black Pepper

For the Roasted Garlic Butter

1 bulb Garlic
1 teaspoon Olive Oil
Kosher Salt and Black Pepper
2 sticks Cold Unsalted Butter
1 teaspoon Chile Flakes I used a blend of chipotle, ancho, and habanero
1 teaspoon Ranch Seasoning or dried herbs

Instructions

Preheat your smoker to 250ºF with the lid closed.
Wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Use a fork to poke holes around the potatoes before rubbing with olive oil and seasoning all over with salt and pepper.
Place the sweet potatoes directly on the grill grates. Cook for 2.5 to 3 hours until the potatoes are fork tender or reach an internal temperature of 205ºF at their thickest point. Tent with foil and rest briefly before serving.

Making the Butter

To make the roasted garlic, slice the top off of the bulb of garlic. Drizzle olive oil over the top of the exposed cloves and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Tightly wrap in aluminum foil and place on the grill alongside the sweet potatoes.
Remove the garlic from the grill around the 2-hour mark once it's soft to the touch and the cloves are golden.
To make the compound butter, remove the roasted garlic cloves from the bulb and place in a food processor with the butter, chile flakes, and ranch seasoning. Pulse until smooth.
Transfer to plastic wrap or parchment paper and roll into a log. Tightly wrap and refrigerate while the potatoes finish cooking. Slice into rounds to serve inside the sweet potatoes.

Notes

*If you're using larger sweet potatoes, you'll need to extend the cook time, increase the temperature on the grill after a couple hours (400ºF to 450ºF), or wrap the potatoes in foil to finish the cook.

You can make proper smoked garlic for the butter by starting the garlic unwrapped on the smoker at 165ºF for a couple hours before wrapping to finish roasting. See my smoked garlic recipe for tips on making it in bulk, storing, and ways to use it.

Nutrition facts are for sweet potatoes only, no added butter.

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