Mother Snacks' Burnt Sweet Potatoes & Tomatoes

Name: Mother Snacks' Burnt Sweet Potatoes & Tomatoes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3-4 medium sweet potatoes or yams (2 1/2 pounds); 12-15 tomatoes on the vine (3 pounds); 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; Diamond Crystal kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 1/2 cups avocado oil (or other frying oil ); 6 tablespoons salted butter (cut into pea-sized pieces)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:2h

This is a play on southern burnt tomatoes, which I was first introduced to by the Turkey & The Wolf cookbook (which you should pick up!) It's a sweet but salty casserole with creamy sweet potatoes, subtly hot tomatoes and a burnt, caramelized top that you simply must try. It comes out of the oven lava hot, and I'm obsessed.

Updated at: Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:20:22 GMT