Cider Glazed-Sweet Potatoes With Bacon, Pecans And Blue Cheese

• 3 sweet potatoes
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup pecans
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, reserving 2 Tablespoons drippings
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled

1. Peel sweet potatoes and onions. Cut into 2-inch chunks. Toss with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Spread onto foil-lined 10 x 15-inch baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until fork-tender. Stir halfway through baking time.
2. Melt butter in skillet and add pecans, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and salt, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or until pecans are coated with sugar mixture. Pour pecans onto foil-lined baking dish to cool.
3. To make glaze, add 2 cloves garlic to reserved bacon drippings. Cook 2 minutes. Whisk in honey and cider vinegar.
4. Transfer potatoes and onions to serving platter. Drizzle with glaze. Top with pecans, blue cheese and crumbled bacon.

sweet potatoes, onion, olive oil, butter, pecans, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, bacon, honey, cider vinegar, blue cheese

Taken from food52.com/recipes/1595-cider-glazed-sweet-potatoes-with-bacon-pecans-and-blue-cheese (may not work)