Paleo Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Potatoes

This is one of the recipes that was served on the passed appetizer trays at Evie's wedding reception. (The original recipe, which we modified, appeared here.)

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato
• 3 slices of bacon (nitrate free is preferable)
• ½ tablespoon of olive oil (or fat of your choice like coconut oil)
• pinch of cinnamon
• pinch of chili powder
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
2. Peel and cut your sweet potatoes into standard sizes for uniform baking, 1-2 inch chunks or wedges.
3. Place the sweet potatoes in a mixing bowl. in your bowl, put olive oil and spices and spread throughout making sure the sweet potatoes are all evenly coated. Your sweet potatoes do not need to be drenched in olive oil. Remember, the bacon grease will keep the sweet potatoes from burning. The olive oil acts more like a binder so the spices will stick to the sweet potato while the bacon grease will actually help give the sweet potatoes that crunchy/ “deep fried” texture and flavor.
4. Take each piece of bacon and stretch it a little, then cut them in halves. Take a piece of bacon and wrap it around each of your seasoned sweet potato slices. I use toothpicks to hold the bacon together, but it’s not always necessary.
5. Place your bacon wrapped sweet potatoes on a lined cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 40 minutes or so. I always turn them over half way through the cookie process around the 20 minute mark. 
6. A drizzle of honey or maple syrup is nice at the end.  We did not do this for the wedding.  It may cause too much browning.