This deliciously sweet and savory Maple Bacon Sweet Potato Hash recipe is a perfect side dish at breakfast, brunch, or even dinner!
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I’m not kidding when I say that I am literally eating this Maple Bacon Sweet Potato Hash as I write this post and recipe up to share with everyone! It is so good, it’s downright addicting! I mean it is 8:24am and neither of the kids are up so it’s the perfect time for me to write and eat breakfast. Once they are up and going, all ability to concentrate goes out the window and I tend to forget to feed myself as their needs take over. But, the real reason I’m shoveling this down my face other than it’s delicious? I don’t want to share.
Okay, now I’m just kidding. This recipe makes plenty enough for about 4 people and I’m not that stingy. My 8-year-old, Jaxon, always complains when I make sweet potatoes. Always. Even if he’s tried a sweet potato recipe before and loved it, the very next time I make it, he complains all over again. Never fails. Except with this.
Maybe it’s the almost 50/50 sweet potato/bacon ratio? Maybe it’s the cinnamon and sweetness of the maple syrup? Ir it’s just the whole combination! Whatever it is, he loves it! And yes, there is plenty left warming on the stove for him when he gets up.
Maple Bacon Sweet Potato Hash
Let’s get into it, shall we?
Prep!
This recipe has a grand total of four ingredients! You just need to get out those ingredients, a peeler, a cutting board, a knife, and a large skillet.
The hardest part is trying to dice your sweet potatoes into evenly sized pieces so that they all cook at the same rate and you don’t end up with some mushy potato pieces and some hard ones. I despise a hard potato!
I use a full pound of bacon for this recipe, but it’s likely that a piece or two is missing by the time it gets mixed back into the potatoes! Oops! I prefer to dice the bacon before cooking it as well.
Create!
There are a couple steps to making this recipe. First, you need to cook the bacon until it’s nice and crispy! Transfer the cooked bacon to a paper-towel lined plate and drain all but 2 Tablespoons of the bacon grease out of the skillet.
Add the diced sweet potatoes to the skillet and sprinkle with the cinnamon. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Mix the cooked bacon back into the sweet potatoes and drizzle everything with the maple syrup.
Present!
It doesn’t take much to make this dish look absolutely mouth watering! We can probably give the bacon credit for that!
This Maple Bacon Sweet Potato Hash recipe is so versatile that you can enjoy it pretty much any time of the day! We often have it alongside scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast this morning. It’s also the perfect Brunch recipe and even goes great as a side dish to chicken or more pork!
Well, I just heard the pitter patter of little feet, which is really more like stomping, doors banging, and finally, now the baby’s crying! But the recipe is written, my belly is full, and I’m off to start the day! If you decide to try this Maple Bacon Sweet Potato Hash recipe be sure to let me know what you think!
Enjoy!
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- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1 lb bacon diced into bite sized pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
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Start by peeling and dicing your sweet potatoes into even bite-sized pieces.
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Add the bacon to a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels. Set aside.
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Drain all but 2 Tablespoons of the bacon grease out of the pan, then place the sweet potatoes into the pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkled with the cinnamon and cook until fork tender, about 7-10 minutes (cook time will depend on how small your dice the potatoes).
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Add the bacon to the sweet potaoes and combine. Drizzle everything with the maple syrup, stir to combine. Serve and enjoy!
These look amazing! I am a big fan of potatoes!
Me too!
This sounds amazing! My husband and I love sweet potato and bacon so this will definitely be a dish we’ll be recreating – thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by Lana!
I am making this tonight. My boys sort of like sweet potatoes, but I am sure they will eat a lot if I add bacon to it.
Sounds like my son!
This looks amazing. Pinning for sure so I can make this. Isn’t breakfast food the best?!
I loooooove breakfast!
This sounds delicious, and I think my kids would eat it for sure!!
Always a plus!
Wow. This looks so good! I think my family is going to love this!
I hope so!
I’m so trying this. What great flavors.
Thank you Valerie!
Oh yes!! I have this right now!! I made a similar dish and added fresh Brussels sprouts too!! Thanks for sharing!!
I have had a dish with Brussels too somewhere along the line! That would definitely work best with dinner 🙂
This is one of those dishes I think “why didn’t I think of that? ” so simple and sounds delicious.
Exactly…I was thinking that myself!
I don’t eat bacon so what can I substitute for it. Love this recipe and would like to try it. Thanks.
Hi Gunjan! Have you ever tried MorningStar Farms meat-free bacon? It’s been a few years since I went off a 10 year vegetarian diet, but that was my favorite bacon substitute. You’d have to add some olive oil to the pan to saute the potatoes in since there won’t be any bacon grease if you use MorningStar Farms bacon.
Ah this looks so heavenly! I have some sweet potatoes that I need to cook soon. I’ll probably try out this recipe.
Yes! This looks incredible. I am pinning for later.
This sounds fantastic! Bacon and sweet potato sound like they would go great together.
This looks so amazing! I am always looking for new breakfast ideas-must try this!
Ohhhh yum. I must try this hash especially since there’s bacon. 🙂
I’m drooling! This looks divine!
I’ve never really been into sweet potato- but I love butternut squash and I imagine they are somewhat close. I love me some butternut squash hash- so this is right up my alley. Yum!
I love butternut too! Hope it works out!
Well this looks good!!! I love sweet potatoes they are my favourite. I will have to try this recipe for my next weekend breakfast side!
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Hopeyou love it!
I don’t think there is any word to say except “yum!” I think this is a recipe both me and my husband may finally agree on.
Thanks!
Anything with bacon has got to be good! And sweet potatoes are healthier than white one I think. Your pictures are perfect too! Pinning for future…
Thank you so much! Bacon does make everything better, doesn’t it!?!
Sweet potato hash is my favorite, this looks delicious!!
This looks SO delicious!
xo
Alice
This looks amazing, and so simple!! I am planning to bring this recipe camping! I think it would be great around the campfire!! 🙂
I think it would be too! I hopeyou enjoy it!
I love potatoes but i agree on how hard it is to dice them. But i must say this meal looks good! I’m gonna try this for weekend!
This sounds amazing!
I love everything about this dish! Sweet potato, bacon AND maple syrup. I would not share this (for real LOL!). This looks like a great side dish, but it looks like I would eat it on its own. Amazing photos too! Cannot wait to try.
Thank you so much Jolina! I actually did eat the leftovers all by themselves…just as delicious!
Keen to try this recipe out! Yum!
Gosh this sounds delicious! Perfect for a weekend brunch. Thanks so much for sharing!
Emily
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This would be great at Brunch!
This looks and sounds incredible. With as much as I love every ingredient you listed I cannot believe I never thought to put them all together. Can’t wait to try this. I may need to add a runny egg on top too 😉
Ohhh that sounds good!
Bacon and sweet potatoes – two of my favourite things! I’m going to have to try this.
Any way to sneak more sweet potatoes into my meal planning is most welcome indeed. So very tired of poor sweet potatoes being “paired” with marshmallows… who wouldn’t love this?
Funny, I never liked them with marshmallows but seems everyone else does!
Not the biggest fan of any of these ingredients, but you make them sound delicious! I bet my family would love this recipe!
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You had me at bacon and potatoes! Totally making this!
Um wow… this looks AMAZING. I want some now!
This looks delicious! I’ve got to try it this week!
Yum! It’s so crazy, I didn’t try sweet potatoes until a few months ago. They are so good!
Now, that is crazy! My dad was actually the same way!
Anything that has bacon is already on my favorite recipe list. I can’t wait to try this, as sweet potatoes aren’t eaten enough in this house.
You had me with Bacon!!! This looks delicious and can’t wait to try this one.
Yes! Bacon!!! Hope you enjoy!
This looks fantastic! I love how many things there are that can be done with sweet potatoes!
Thanks Kari!
Love the sweet potato hash recipe, I am going to try them 🙂
Hope you enjoy it!
Yum! My fiance has sweet potatoes with a lot of his meals and I know he would love the addition of bacon to it. I will have to share this with him!
Right?!? Because what man doesn’t love bacon????
This looks crazy good! Oh my goodness!
xo, Amanda
Thanks so much!!
Yum! Thanks!
Yum!!! I really want some right now!
These look sooooo good!!! Imagine with a runny egg on top as well. I must make this soon!!!
This recipe was awesome! I added 1/2 of a small chopped onion and 1 white potato (that I didn’t want to go to waste) with the sweet potatoes. I made this for lunch and it was a hit. I did cover with a lid the first 5 minutes of cooking and left the lid off for the remainder. I cooked this for a total of 15 to 20 minutes.
Hi Alice! So glad you enjoyed it! I’m not a fan of onion so I don’t use them as much as a lot of other people, but I have seen others say they love the addition of onion to this recipe too 🙂
Is there a way to add apples into this recipe?
I don’t see why not. I actually have a sweet potato and apple recipe on the blog as well…without bacon. I would just recommend adding the apples in maybe half way through cooking because they won’t take as long as the sweet potatoes to soften up. Then just do a little taste test to see if you want to add a little extra maple syrup 🙂 I think it will turn out delicious!
Thanks. That seems like a great plan!
I came upon this recipe and thought it looked fantastic so I made it for dinner and paired it with jamaican jerk chicken. I did change it up a bit. I added 1 diced apple, 1/2 an onion, and cooked the sweet potatoes with 1/4 cup of apple juice and covered it so that it can “steam” a little. I have to tell you it came out terrific! Thank you for the inspiration!
Hi Liz! Apples and onions seem to be favorite add-ins! I’m nt a fan of onions so I don’t use them as often as most, but I use apples with sweet potatoes often and love it too! I usually make this for brunch or when we have dinner for breakfast, but jerk chicken sounds like it would be great too!
Sounds yummy but I was wondering how it reheated? I want it for brunch but have other things to make so want to try and make some things nite before. Does it reheat without falling apart?
In all honesty, I have no idea haha! I don’t remember there ever being leftovers. I think it should reheat just fine but if you don’t want to risk it, I wouldn’t try. Sorry to not be able to help more!