Healthy Sweet Potato and Apples Roasted

• 3 lbs orange-flesh sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 in. chunks (yams)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 fuji apples, peeled and cut into 1 in. chunks
• 2 golden delicious apples, peeled and cut into 1 in. chunks
• 2 granny smith apples, peeled and cut into 1 in. chunks
• 14 cup maple syrup (I served this on the side, good without aswell)
• 1 finely shredded lemon, zest of
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, plus Springs
• about 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 12 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (I used white pepper)

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, toss sweet potatoes, oil, apples, syrup, lemon zest and juice, chopped thyme, 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt, and Pepper until coated.
3. Spread mixture in a single layer in 2 large, oiled, rimmed baking pans.
4. Roast until sweet potatoes are browned and tender when pierced, 40 minutes, turning chunks every 15 minutes.
5. Transfer to a platter, add more salt to taste, and garnish with thyme sprigs.
6. Make ahead: Up to 1 day; chill.
7. Reheat, drizzled with a little olive oil, in a 425 degree oven in 2 baking pans, until hot, 20 minutes.

orangeflesh sweet potatoes, extra virgin olive oil, fuji apples, golden delicious apples, granny smith apples, maple syrup, lemon, lemon juice, fresh thyme, kosher salt, ground black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/healthy-sweet-potato-and-apples-roasted-401841 (may not work)