25 Best Sweet Potato Recipes

The top must-make sweet potato recipe: Sweet Potato Wedges! You won't be able to resist these perfectly seasoned wedges, slightly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. You can serve them as a healthy side dish, or even better: load them with chili for a tasty dinner. 

How to make the best roasted sweet potatoes? Dice them up, season with a little garlic powder and salt, and roast on high heat. They come out tender and caramelized, the perfect sweet morsels.

Also try: Boiled Sweet Potatoes

There's nothing better than a baked sweet potato! It’s easy, deliciously tender, and easy to load with savory toppings to make into a meal. Of course, if you prefer sweet toppings that works too…or just a pat of butter! This recipe makes spuds that are perfectly tender with delicious moist orange flesh.

Also try: Quick Baked Sweet Potato

Hello, fry lovers. Meet your new favorite fries: the Best Ever Sweet Potato Fries! These really are phenomenal: they're crispy on the outside, tender on the outside, with the best sweet and salty flavor. And they're baked, not fried! Welcome to your new go-to.

Here's a fan favorite sweet potato recipe: Sweet Potato Enchiladas! This gooey, cheesy, savory-sweet pan of baked goodness will have everyone coming back for more. Black beans and sweet potatoes pair perfectly with tangy salsa verde and savory Colby cheese.

A healthy and delicious way to eat sweet potatoes? Try this Sweet Potato Salad! The contrast of garlic roasted sweet potato cubes, feathery baby arugula, cranberries and creamy goat cheese hit it out of the park. Top it with tangy honey mustard dressing and well, you’ll want to park yourself in front of the bowl.

Here’s a way to cook everyone’s favorite root vegetable that might surprise you: Steamed Sweet Potatoes! This easy method is fast and easy, and it results in the most deliciously moist and tender flesh. Don’t get us wrong: we love the oven for vegetables, like these Baked Sweet Potatoes. But steaming this orange vegetable makes it so moist, it might become your new best method.

What about turning this bright orange root vegetable into a baked good? Try these Sweet Potato Muffins! Adding mashed sweet potato to baked goods makes them deliciously moist. These tall, fluffy muffins are perfectly cinnamon spiced and the ideal side dish, breakfast or snack.

What's better than mashed potatoes? These healthy mashed sweet potatoes are comfort food to the max. They're deliciously fluffy, with a flavor nuance from garlic and chives. We dare you not to take another bite!

Tender sweet potatoes and bell peppers swim in a luscious broth of coconut milk and Thai curry paste, topped with fresh cilantro and crunchy peanuts. There’s so much flavor going on, you’ll want to take another bite before you’re finished savoring the first. Welcome to: your easy weeknight dinner soulmate: sweet potato curry.

Oh hello, luscious and velvety Sweet Potato Soup! This root vegetable is makes the best sweet and creamy puree. Accentuate it with a healthy dose of smoked paprika and the flavor is earthy, subtly smoky and absolutely irresistible. This healthy soup will please just about anyone: even avowed sweet potato haters!

Want to cook a sweet potato…fast? Try this Microwave Sweet Potato recipe! It’s actually easy to screw this up. Microwave the potato too long and it comes out dried up and shriveled. So we’ve tested every variable to hone this microwave sweet potato method! Here are the tricks to how to cook a tender and moist sweet potato every time.

The best way to make a sweet potato recipe into dinner? Stuffed sweet potatoes! These spuds are the perfect blend of sweet and savory. Black beans are the perfect complement to the light sweetness of the potato, and topped with creamy cilantro sauce, it’s a little bit of heaven.

Also try: Mexican Sweet Potatoes

Here’s a quick bread is a sweet potato recipe that's begging to be part of your baking repertoire: Sweet Potato Bread! This alterative to pumpkin bread is even more fun than the classic, we think. Why? It’s incredibly moist and sweetly spiced, with cinnamon and a beautiful nuance from the sweet potato. This recipe makes a tall, fluffy loaf that looks impressive. 

Here's a delicious sweet potato recipe that makes them into a meal: sweet potato chili! It’s healthy and veggie loaded, with all those nutrients from this healthy orange potato. And it's seriously hearty and satisfying, with complexity from a few flavor tricks.

Here's a sweet potato recipe that's been a fan favorite for years. These little "toasts" are spiced with cumin and chili powder, then loaded with cheese, sour cream and hot sauce. The flavor loaded into one bite is unreal!

Here’s a creamy side dish that’s perfect on any plate: Sweet Potato Puree! This lusciously creamy puree is light and sweet: ideal for serving with a savory protein like roast chicken or seared fish. It tastes restaurant style: especially when you serve the protein perched on top! Serve it at fall meals and it will be the talk of the table: we promise!

They’re fudgy, chewy, chocolaty, and an unexpected way to use this root vegetable. Try these Sweet Potato Brownies! Sweet potato makes the best chewy texture and loads them with nutrients. But most importantly: they’re irresistibly delicious, with a rich nuance in flavor that makes them taste loads better than a standard brownie. 

Here's a delicious way to make a sweet potato recipe: grate it into hash browns! These sweet potato hash browns couldn't be easier: great, throw them on a sheet pan, and bake until crispy. Breakfast just got tastier.

Is it grilling season? Then you absolutely must try these grilled sweet potatoes! Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, they’ve got a little smoky char to the flavor and are absolutely delicious. 

Here’s a great sweet potato recipe for any season: Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos! Throw almost any seasonal veggies onto a sheet pan, season them up, and they work as a delicious taco filling! The best part: you can add the black beans right on the roasting pan. It comes out zingy and delicious: top with pico de gallo, cheese crumbles, and a dollop of sour cream.

Imagine a perfectly baked sweet potato, topped with a fresh, crunchy Thai-style pepper and cabbage slaw and a creamy peanut sauce. We’ve heard from many readers that this one is a family favorite! If you have an Instant Pot, try this with our Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes. (If not, use the Quick Baked Sweet Potato method above.)

A go-to sweet potato recipe? This Moroccan Sweet Potato Stew! It’s ultra flavorful, with a blend of warm spices: coriander, cumin, turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon. And it’s full of nutrient rich vegetables: sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes and spinach. Serve it with quinoa for a delicious dinner.

These Mexican fries are simply roasted sweet potatoes topped with black beans, salsa, and a Mexican style vegan crema made out of tahini and lime (Yor use traditional Mexican Crema.) The sweet, gooey potatoes against the zesty topping are incredibly satisfying.

Here's a delicious, nutritious dinner recipe! The sweet potatoes are baked until moist and tender, then layered with lentils that are seasoned with Moroccan flavors: cumin seeds, cinnamon paprika and harissa, and veggies. To top it all off: a creamy lemon tahini sauce brings it all together.